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.