Schools

One of the earliest schools on record here began in 1893 at the home of S A Bull, Moore County's second Sheriff.

Some other schools in the early years were Haile, Jones, Harbert, Phythian (aka Jackrabbit) College, Clark, Hayes, Haycreek, Baldwin, Lake View, White Hall (est. 1906) and McAdams.

Other schools are Dumas (est. 1892), Middlewell (est. 1902), Bivins, lst Palo Duro (est. 1901), 2nd and 3rd Palo Duro, Skelly, Sunray (est. 1930), Reid, Lakeview, Clark, Blue Creek and Riley.
AMARILLO COLLEGE
806-935-2011
1220 E 1st St, Dumas, TX 79029

Cactus Elementary   PK-06   (806) 966-5102     Cactus   79013-0615
Cactus High School   09-12   (806) 966-5102     Dumas   79013-0615
Dumas High School   09-12   (806) 935-4151     Dumas   79029-0615
Dumas Junior High   07-08   (806) 935-4155     Dumas   79029-0615
Green Acres Elementary   KG-06   (806) 935-4157     Dumas   79029-0615
Hillcrest Elementary   KG-06   (806) 935-5629     Dumas   79020-0615
Morningside Elementary   PK-06   (806) 935-4153     Dumas   79029-0615
Sunset Elementary   PK-06   (806) 935-2127     Dumas   79029-0615
Sunray Elementary   KG-08   (806) 948-4444     Sunray   79086-0240
Sunray High School   09-12   (806) 948-5515     Sunray   79086-0240
ON THE BANKS OF THE PALO DURO DRAW
by John Sam Wright 1907/1906
We have settled here from all the country
And we're not at all without a flaw.
But we're children of the law
From the sea to Arkansas
On the banks of the Palo Duro Draw.

Chorus:
On the banks of the Palo Duro Draw, my boys
Where oh where the cowboys liked to roam.
There we dropped a silent tear
As we branded every steer.
On the banks of the Palo Duro Draw.

2nd verse
There we wrangled many a fiery bronco
Every outlaw on the rolling plains
There we rode upon their backs
Jumping higher that our shacks
On the banks of the Palo Duro Draw.

Chorus:
Well you all remember our old schoolhouse
It is just a little old drug store
But it was two by two by four
We graduated by the score
On the banks of the Palo Duro Draw.