Broughtontown’s first School was founded in 1900, built on land given by Mrs. Docia Belle Plummer. The original building was enlarged and in the 1930’s, Broughtontown included a four year High School.
Lincoln County Court, In 1895, Thomas S. Blankenship was elected School Trustee by the Lincoln County Court for both Broughtontown and Crab Orchard schools.
On May 10th, 1927, Henry Hubbard was elected Broughtontown School Trustee.
Henry Hubbard
Kinley Bastin – School Board – November 1931
Kinley Bastin
School Board – 11 – 12 – 1935 – Homer Harness
Homer Harness
Charles Armstrong – School Board – 10 – 4 – 1937 to 1942
Charles Armstrong
Beginning the 1941-42 school year, the High School was moved to Crab Orchard with some students going to the Waynesburg High School. The original building was replaced in 1938 with a stone building containing six classrooms, an office and a library. The stone came from a quarry on what is now McMullin Road. The School was built with W.P.A. funds. Built In 1963, a modern kitchen, an all-purpose room, 3 additional class rooms, rest rooms and an office were added.
Information from Carrie Osborne, Teacher
1938
Built in – 1963
Around the 1940’s, a Tin Building with a lunch room and 2 or 3 more class rooms was built.
After the 1941-42 school year, there were 10 Grades for awhile, then reduced to 9 Grades and then 8 Grades until 1994 when the School closed permanently.
Tin Building
I J Paper
Richard Soudder – Principal
Russell Thompson – Principal
Rufus Harris – Principal
First Row – ? – Caudill –
Stella and Luke Irvin – Janitor -1940s Thru 1957
Ms Elsie Hayes
Mrs Helen Plummer Thompson
Info from Nell Manning
Flat Wood School was built sometime before 1914 by Josiah B. Smith, who was married to Docia Fee Brown. Teachers included Mary Orsborne, Louise Taylor and Willie J. Taylor – information from Providence Church in Rockcastle County, KY.
Chappel Gap Girls Basketball Team
John Braley
John Cash
Faye Scheffler – Sophomore Broughtontown High School
Mrs Ruby Johnson /// Mrs M Ball – Cooks
Chester Mullins – Janitor – 1958 – 1959
Hubert Smith
Gomer Estep
Ernest Brock
Ray Settle
School Board – 1952 – 1956 – 1958 – 1960 – – – – 1972 – Ray Settle
James Weaver
Marshall Reynolds – Janitor – 1960
Marshall Reynolds
Earl Smith – Janitor – 1961
Earl Smith
Teachers
Sports
1932-33 Broughtontown High School
Orion Reynolds – Basketball All Tournament Team
Orion Reynolds
1933-34 Broughtontown High School
Killen and Reynolds – Basketball All Tournament Team
Rupert Killen
1934-35 Broughtontown High School
Carl Baker – Basketball All Tournament Team
Carl Baker
1935-36 Broughtontown High School
Herbert Mullins – Basketball All Tournament Team
1936-37 Broughtontown High School
Lowell Killen – Basketball All Tournament Team
Lowell Killen
1937-38 Broughtontown High School
Ogle Taylor – Basketball All Tournament Team
Ogle Taylor
1938-39 Broughtontown High School
Gene Turner – Tom Blankenship – Basketball All Tournament Team
Gene Turner
1939-40 Broughtontown High School
Vernon Taylor – Basketball All Tournament Team
Vernon Taylor
1940 – 41 Broughtontown High School
Tom Blankenship – Basketball All Tournament Team
Thomas Blankenship – called Tom ///// Sports Grade School
Info from Joyce Brown
Broughtontown Grade School Graduation May 1961
James A. Spurlin
School Board – 1962 – 1964 – 1968 – James A. Spurlin
Phillis Kirby, Brenda Irvin, Betty Joe Smith and Joyce Ann Petrey
Velma Reynolds – Cook
Velma Reynolds
Eugene Blanton
Robert Irvin – Janitor – 1962
Robert Irvin
Clay Cash
Kermit Cash – Bus Driver
Kermit Cash
Robert Irvin – Elmer Adams – Janitor – 1963 – I J Paper
Elmer Adams – Janitor – 1964 thru 1971 – I J Paper
Ethmer Simpson
Mary Petrey – Cook
Teachers
Burgess Robbins – Principal – 1962 /// Margrett Clausen – Teacher
Roy Hendrickson
Mrs Verna Gruenigen Campbell – Music – Broughtontown – 1971
Mrs Mable Walker
Anita Taylor
Opal Smith
Mary Petrey – Cook
Mrs May Margaret Settle – Music Teacher
Mrs Beatrice Howard – Reading Teacher – No Photo
Mr Justice – 7th Grade Teacher in 1960 – No Photo
Faye Hatfield – Secretary
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William Clay Cash – William Bill Irvin
Leon Griffin – Ethmer Simpson – Curtis Smith – 7 – 20 – 1972 – Bus Drivers
Curtis Smith
Cecelia Broadwater – 4th Grade Teacher – 7 – 20 – 1972
Charlene Reynolds – Secretary – 5 – 17 – 1972 – 1973
Charlene Reynolds
Raymond Todd – Bus Driver – 5 – 17 – 1972
Tom Adams – Janitor – 5 – 17 – 1972
Tom Adams
Lola Hopkins – Sub Cook
Myrtle Middleton – Sub Cook – 8 – 15 – 1974
Mr Garlan Cummins – 7th Grade Teacher
In Jan 1968, Broughtontown Grade School got their first Physical Education Teacher, Mr. Gary Oliver. This was the first interest any teacher had in Sports since Mr. Roy Willoughby had retired.
Mr Gary Oliver
They installed wooden backboards and goals in the lunch room. We (Tony Todd) got to play one Basketball Game that spring with Crab Orchard. The next year, Broughtontown got to play a full season of games.
Royce Killen // Principal – replaced Joe Blair in 1972
Helen Bratcher – Secretary – 8 – 15 – 1973 – replaced Charlene Reynolds
Helen Bratcher
Joyce Killen – Carter Lasure – Duina Oakes – Christine Killen – 5 – 15 – 1975
Aide – Alline Bryant – 5 – 15 – 1975
Head Start – 5 – 15 – 1975 – Mrs Clara Faye Hawkins
Info – From Jonathan W. Jasper
Earl Smith – Sub Janitor – 10 – 21 – 1976
Tom Blankenship – School Board – Elected – 11 – 4 – 1976 Thru Nov 4 1993
Marion Coulter – Teacher of Migrant Students – Broughtontown – 5 – 19 – 1977
Betty Scott – Secretary – 5 – 19 – 1977
Lewis Smith , Raymond Todd , Bobby Smith – Bus Drivers – 5 – 19 – 1977
Bobby Smith
Jr Asher – Bus Driver
Milton Harness – Janitor – 5 – 19 – 1977
Anita Taylor , Opal Smith , France Snyder – Cooks – 5 – 19 – 1977
Margie Bishop – Teacher – 7 – 20 – 1978
Bill Snyder – Sub Bus Driver – 12 – 21 – 1978
Anita Taylor , Opal Smith , France Snyder – Cooks – 5 – 24 – 1979
Lewis Smith , Raymond Todd , Raymond Baugh – Bus Drivers
Nancy Baugh – Sub – Bus Driver – 5 – 24 – 1979
Nancy G Baugh
Milton Harness – Janitor
Albert Tillett – Boys Elementary Coach – 6 – 21 – 1979
Regina Smith – Girls Elementary Coach – 6 – 21 – 1979
Royce Killen , Johnny Simpson , Nancy Baugh – Sub Bus Drivers – 6 – 21 – 1979
Johnny Simpson
Mark Denny – Teacher – 6 – 21 – 1979
Mark Denney
Homer Todd – Janitor – 5 -15 – 1980 – replaced Milton Harness Retire – in of School Year
Homer Todd
Lewis Smith – Bus Driver – Retire in of School Year – 1980
Betty Scott – Secretary – 5 -15 – 1980
Barbara Martin – Sub Cook – 5 -15 – 1980
Christine Killen – Summer School Teacher – 6 – 19 – 1980
Brenda Watson – Summer School Aide – 6 -19 – 1980
Mark Denny – Teacher – Resignation – 6 – 19 – 1980
Ronnie Deatherage – Teacher – 7 -17 – 1980
Ronnie Deatherage – Girls and Boys Basketball Coach
Dianna Gibson – Migrant Teacher – Resignation – 7 -17 – 1980
Danny Benge – Bus Driver – 7 -17 – 1980
Phillip Sebastian – Teacher – 8 -14 – 1980
Clarence Jackson Jr – Sub Bus Driver – 8 -14 – 1980
Bobby Smith – Bus Garage – 8 – 14 – 1980
Danny Benge – Bus Driver – Resignation – 10 – 16 – 1980
Clarence Jackson Jr – Bus Driver – Hired – 10 – 16 – 1980
Tony Todd – Sub Bus Driver – 1980 – Thur June 1984
Tony Todd
Burdette Farris – Sub Bus Driver – 11 – 20 – 1980
Wanda Braley , Margie Bishop , Duina Thompson . Christine Killen
and Mable Walker – 4 – 16 – 1981
Susan Brock – Teacher – 5 – 21 – 1981
Front row, left to right: Tonya Irvin, Sandy Sowder and Kim Scott. Back row, left to right: coach Ronnie Deatherage, Angie Martin, Tonya Taylor, Teresa Burdine, Lisa Braley and Teresa Bryant.
Front – Dena Mullins – second row, left to right – Kim Scott, Melissa Petrey and Tonya Taylor – third row – Letha Dowell – top – Susan Burdine
Wanda Braley – Special Education – Margie Bishop , Duina Thompson . Christine Killen
Shelby Reynolds , Ronnie Deatherage , Mable Walker – Teachers – and Trina Shumate – Speech and Special Education – 4 – 15 – 1982
Danny Benge – Sub Bus – 4 – 15 – 1982
Betty Scott – Secretary , Homer Todd – Janitor – Raymond Todd . Clarence Jackson Jr. and Leon Griffin –
Bus Drivers – Anita Taylor , Opal Smith and Frances Snyder – Cooks – Brenda Watson – Aide – 5 – 20 – 1982
Janice Gevedon – Principal – 8 – 12 – 1982
Head Start – Clara Hawkins – Teacher – Brenda Mullins – Employee – 6 – 10 – 1983
Clay Cash – Sub Bus Driver – 6 – 10 – 1983
Tony Todd – Bus Driver – August 1984 Thru June 1987
Clara Hawkins – Brenda Mullins – Head Start – 10 – 19 – 1984
Marilyn Carmen – Head Start Aide – 11 – 15 – 1984
Dexter Todd – Coach – Tony Todd – Ass Coach – Boys Basketball – 9 – 19 – 1984
Hershell Braley – Coach – Larry Todd – Ass Coach – Girls Basketball – 9 – 19 – 1984
Bobby Martin – Bus Driver – 2 – 21 – 1985 – Kenny Denny – Sub Bus Driver
Bobby Martin
Transferred Doug Smith from Regular Bus Driver to being Sub Bus Driver
Doug Smith
Marilyn Carman , Dixie Smith – Sub Head Start Adie
Jeff Scott – Bus Driver – 12 – 19 -1985 – Phyllis Smith – Sub Bus Driver
Janice Gevedon – Principal – 3 – 20 – 1986
Teresa D Hall – Music Teacher – 8 – 21 – 1986
Mary Ann May – Kindergarten Teacher – 8 – 21 – 1986
Marilyn Carmen – Phyllis Smith – Head Start Sub Aides – 10 – 16 – 1986
Charlotte Saylor – Resignation Part-Time Aide – 11 – 20 – 1986
Mariene Smith – Part-Time Aide – 11 – 20 – 1986
Charlene Reynolds – Sub Aide
Robbie Mitchell – Sub Janitor
Carvis Powers – Sub Janitor – 12 – 18 – 1986
Carvis Powers
Rita Perry – Part-Time Aide – 2 – 19 – 1987
1987 – Broughtontown First Senior League Baseball Team
The Broughtontown Team was called the Indians
Front, Left to Right – James Caldwell, Erine Mobley, Tiffany Brown, Manda Asher, Clinton Middleton, Darren Killen
Back, Left to Right – Coach, Tony Todd, Billy Gorem, Lee Bishop, Keith Todd, Wesley Denney, Allen Cash, Adam Burdine
The Indians were sponsor by the Broughtontown Booster Club
The Indians played in the Rockcastle County League , Lincoln County didn't have a program at that time.There were seven teams in the League: Broughtontown, Crab Orchard, two teams from Brodhead, Mount Vernon, Livingston and Roundstone. The teams were made up with 13-15 years old Girls and Boys. The games were played at Brodhead and Roundstone.
Tony Todd coached the team for Seven years. Raymond Asher, Ray Wren, Gary Scott and Harold Price helped coach during this time. Then, Robert Cash coached the team for awhile. When the Middle Schools started filling Teams, that was the end of the Senior League.
Erine Mobley and Keith Todd from the Indians
1988 Broughtontown Senior League Baseball Team
Larry Todd coached a minor league team called the Rangers. These games were also played at Brodhead.
Ed Sowders and Billy Griffin coached a major league team called the Braves in 1983.
Raymond Brenda coached a major league team called the Braves in the mid 80’s. Tony Todd helped coach These were 8-12 years old kids. The games were played at Brodhead.
Cletus Todd helped coach teams in the early 80’s at Brodhead.
Regina Caudill – Teacher – 9 -17 – 1987
Linda Middleton – Bus Driver
Linda Middleton
Karen Blanton – Bus Driver
Carvis Powers – Bus Driver
Shelby Reynolds – Principal
Margie Bishop , Duina Thompson , Mable Walker , Phillip Sebastian , – 4 – 23 = 1987
Wanda Braley , Shelby Reynolds and Susan Blankenship – Teachers
John Hall – Music Teacher – 8 – 20 – 1987
Lucille Williams – Sub Cook – 12 – 15 – 1988 – Curtis Todd – High School Janitor – Resignation
Effie Belle Taylor – Aide – 2 – 18 – 1988
Mrs Effie Bell Taylor
Louvenia Douglas – Teacher – 6 – 23 – 1988
Effie Belle Taylor – Remediation Aide – 6 – 23 – 1988
Carol Pittman – Sub Cook – 11 – 17 – 1988
Marlene Smith – Sub Secretary – 8 – 18 – 1988
1989 Broughtontown Senior League Baseball Team
Phillip Sebastian – Academic Coach – Resignation – 5 – 18 – 1989
Danny Godbey – Head Teacher – 7 – 20 – 1989
Carolyn Tiller – Chapter 1 Program – 8 – 17 – 1989
Vonda Wilson – Aide
Lisa Smith – Teacher – Suzanne Lewis – Teacher
Carolyn Hawkins – Part Time Teacher – 8 – 31 – 1989
Marilyn Carman – Sub Aide – 10 – 19 – 1989
Danny Godbey – Principal – 11 – 16 – 1989
Bonnie Farris
Lisa Smith – Academic Coach – 12 – 21 – 1989
Karen Blanton – Sub Cook – 2 – 1 – 1990
Kathleen Case – Physical Education Teacher – 6 – 28 -1990
Linda Middleton – Lana Denney – Sub Assistants – 12 – 20 – 1990
Lana Denney
Opal Smith – Cook – Resignation Hired as Sub Cook – 7 – 26 – 1990
Dixie Smith – Cook
Carolyn Hawkins – Teacher
Hershel Braley – Girls Coach – 11- 15 – 1990
Tony Todd – Boys Coach – 11- 15 – 1990
1991
Indians beat the Expos – 20 – o opening day of season
1992
Bus Drivers – that lived in the Broughtontown Area
James Hendrickson
Gary Shackleford
Virginia Shaw – Elected School Board – 11 – 4 – 1993 – I J Paper
Judy Jaggers
