The “Walk Through Time” project was developed in the summer of 2005 as a way to chronicle the history of the Elmwood and Murdock schools before the consolidation in 1991.  Students in grades 3, 5, 6, and 8 were responsible for researching the period of the time before the consolidation using interviews, pictures, videos, GPS readings, and research of old articles and yearbooks provided by patrons and alumni.  Students developed a list of people with knowledge of the previous schools and created a website to chronicle the history.

Fairview School	There were 22 country schools before the Elmwood-Murdock school. One of the earliest schools was Fairview which lasted 84 years and was built in 1870. The country school that lasted the longest was the first Elmwood school which lasted 103 years.
For more information on the country schools see "Country Schools" on the side bar.	Clear Creek Students

First Elmwood School	The first Elmwood schoolhouse was an old dwelling house. That school building was built on October 5, 1887. The building was 14 by 36 feet.
For more information on the Elmwood School go to "Elmwood" on the sidebar.	Elmwood Band, 1951

Demolition of the Old Murdock School Building	The first Murdock school was built in 1892 and was a two story building also used for church services. In 1972, the Murdock school celebrated Arbor Day. The students went out to a farm outside of town. Here they dug up trees to plant by the school.
The picture at the top is a picture of the Murdock school being demolished in the year of 1978. The picture at your right is a picture of the Murdock basketball uniforms. Their team mascott was the Bulldogs. For more information on Murdock schools click on "Murdock" on the sidebar.	The Murdock Basketball Uniforms

Jon Vanderford

Check out exciting interviews with former students of the Elmwood and Murdock schools before the consolidation. See this in "People" on the side bar.