Blountstown Middle School
21089 SE Mayhaw Avenue
Blountstown, FL 32424-2646
PH: 850-674-8234
FAX: 850-674-6480
Website maintained by: Wendy Eubanks
21089 SE Mayhaw Avenue
Blountstown, FL 32424-2646
PH: 850-674-8234
FAX: 850-674-6480
Website maintained by: Wendy Eubanks
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 The History of Blountstown Middle SchoolBlountstown Middle School is located in Calhoun County, a rural county in Northwest Florida bordered by the Apalachicola River on the east. BMS is one of five schools in the district and is the only school serving grades 6-8 exclusively. The school is located in Blountstown, the county seat. Blountstown Middle School has a long history marked by milestones beginning when it was called Mayhaw High School, which was the segregated school for African American students. Originally Mayhaw High School was housed in two building on the present day Clay Mary Park site. Mayhaw High School was named by a former teacher/principal. She named it Mayhaw High School after the Mayhaw Berry that grows along riverbanks and in swampy areas. Due to over crowding of the two building school, often time classes were held in local churches. In 1955, a new building was constructed and Mayhaw High School serving grades K - 12 was moved to the present site of Blountstown Middle School. |
