Agency Overview

By Samone Barmore
St. Pauls High School
 Agency Mission

Providing essential skills for life-long learning

 Agency Mission

A high school expecting excellence from

teachers, students, parents, and the community.
 Core Values & Ethics
Engage in direct services for students in a competent and practical manner
Identify and help resolve school wide and community needs
Provide major and critical support in the reduction of tardies, absences and the
reduction of dropouts
develop work service into a plan of action that matches student needs with resources
available for the school
Advocate for school environments to operate in the best interests of children
Provide information to the school faculty through presentation (i.e. school faculty
meetings) concerning social worker roles and functions
 History
• In 1845, the Robeson Institute, also known as The Academy was built where St. Pauls Presbyterian Church now
stands. Student from surrounding areas, including Lumberton and Fayetteville attended classes at the
institute. Robeson Institute was burned in 1865 and classes were moved to the Church Session House. The
Institute was dissolved during the Civil War.
• As the town began to recover from the devastation of the Civil War, more affluent families began to hire private
tutors for their children. Slowly one roomed school-houses were built by the affluent to given children the
opportunity to study three months out of the year. These affluent families provided room, board and salaries for
the teachers.
• 1903, the first St. Pauls School for African American children was established. The one roomed school was
replaced with a larger structure. By 1969, the site featured a brick high school and elementary school
• In 1909, $1490.00 was appropriated for a St. Pauls School. The school was located on West Broad Street.
• In 1913, a nine-room brick school with an auditorium was built on Northrop Street. The school on Northrop
Street served the town until 1923 when more space was needed for the growing population.
 History (Cont.)
• 1923, a new building was erected off of Highway 301. This new building housed the high school and
upper elementary grades. Soon, a new elementary building was added to the site. By 1936, a new
high school building and a frame structure for agriculture sties had been added. There after, a
cafeteria, vocational building, auditorium, music building and several new classrooms were added to
the site.
• 1953, the St. Pauls Schools transitioned from the county system to a City Administrative Unit.
• 1967, the St. Pauls School system began the integration process. By 1969, total integration had
been accomplished. High School students and middle school students were located at 628 W. Shaw
Street.
• The former African American St. Pauls School, located at 222 Martin Luther King Rd, became the
new home for the integrated St. Pauls Elementary School.
• 1983, St. Pauls High School began to hold classes at the current location 648 N. Old Stage Rd.
• 1991, St. Pauls City Schools merged with Pubic Schools of Robeson County.
 References
• https://www.robeson.k12.nc.us/Page/52857