Mendenhall Elementary was built in 1952 as Plano’s first separate elementary school. It was named Plano Elementary School until its name was changed in 1961 to honor Aline Harrel Mendenhall, long time Plano educator.
Pioneer teacher Aline graduated from Mary Nash College in Sherman in 1894 and began teaching first-grade in the Plano schools. She left in 1900 when she was married, but returned to the public schools in 1920, retiring in 1947.
When the building was first constructed, it consisted of the present east wing, the cafeteria (now library), and the front west wing, which was shorter. The first addition to the building was before 1961 when two rooms were added at the west end of the front west wing.
In 1965 the wing for fifth and sixth-grade Open Classroom Team Teaching was added, and also the gym. That wing is the area now called the multi-purpose room and the second-grade. Further remodeling and renovations were done in 1973, 1987, and 1991. The last additions being the new kitchen and third, fourth and fifth-grade wings.
Pioneer teacher Aline graduated from Mary Nash College in Sherman in 1894 and began teaching first-grade in the Plano schools. She left in 1900 when she was married, but returned to the public schools in 1920, retiring in 1947.
When the building was first constructed, it consisted of the present east wing, the cafeteria (now library), and the front west wing, which was shorter. The first addition to the building was before 1961 when two rooms were added at the west end of the front west wing.
In 1965 the wing for fifth and sixth-grade Open Classroom Team Teaching was added, and also the gym. That wing is the area now called the multi-purpose room and the second-grade. Further remodeling and renovations were done in 1973, 1987, and 1991. The last additions being the new kitchen and third, fourth and fifth-grade wings.
Mendenhall Elementary was built in 1952 as Plano’s first separate elementary school. It was named Plano Elementary School until its name was changed in 1961 to honor Aline Harrel Mendenhall, long time Plano educator.
Pioneer teacher Aline graduated from Mary Nash College in Sherman in 1894 and began teaching first-grade in the Plano schools. She left in 1900 when she was married, but returned to the public schools in 1920, retiring in 1947.
When the building was first constructed, it consisted of the present east wing, the cafeteria (now library), and the front west wing, which was shorter. The first addition to the building was before 1961 when two rooms were added at the west end of the front west wing.
In 1965 the wing for fifth and sixth-grade Open Classroom Team Teaching was added, and also the gym. That wing is the area now called the multi-purpose room and the second-grade. Further remodeling and renovations were done in 1973, 1987, and 1991. The last additions being the new kitchen and third, fourth and fifth-grade wings.
Pioneer teacher Aline graduated from Mary Nash College in Sherman in 1894 and began teaching first-grade in the Plano schools. She left in 1900 when she was married, but returned to the public schools in 1920, retiring in 1947.
When the building was first constructed, it consisted of the present east wing, the cafeteria (now library), and the front west wing, which was shorter. The first addition to the building was before 1961 when two rooms were added at the west end of the front west wing.
In 1965 the wing for fifth and sixth-grade Open Classroom Team Teaching was added, and also the gym. That wing is the area now called the multi-purpose room and the second-grade. Further remodeling and renovations were done in 1973, 1987, and 1991. The last additions being the new kitchen and third, fourth and fifth-grade wings.
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