Cuero ISD is the home district
to Meyersville School, but Meyersville
is known as a feeder school. With
their own school board and decision
making abilities, Meyersville students
typically attended high school in Cuero
upon completing their education in
Meyersville.
Veteran teacher Cindy Slovacek
There was a time in the history of
the Crossroads area that little country
schools dotted the countryside. One
and two room school houses offered the
education for the farming and ranching
families in the area and even to this
day reunions for these schools keep
the memories alive for the dwindling
population of those who attended and
provide a historic look into the past for
younger generations. As the decades
passed, these country schools began to
consolidate and soon the small country
school almost became a thing of the past.
Almost. Fortunately for the Crossroads
area, there are still of few of these small
public schools in operation providing
quality education and much more.
Meyersville Independent School District
is one such school in the Crossroads
area.
Meyersville ISD got its early
beginnings as an independent GermanEnglish church school as early as 1889
which later consolidated with the
existing Meyersville school two miles
down the road in 1923. From 1920-1938
there were nine grades housed in one
building with two rooms. Over the years,
many small area schools eventually
closed and consolidated with the
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Meyersville school.
Since that time, many
changes have been
made to advance the
school but for parents,
teachers and students
of the Meyersville
school the small
school setting with
quality education is a
unique and treasured
thing in the fast paced
world in which we
live.
All Things Crossroads Magazine
caught up with Meyersville School
Superintendent/Principal, Kelly
Dunn. A tour of the school revealed
an extensive library and computer
room with high tech state of the art
technology.
Grades Pre-K
to eighth
grade are
educated on
the campus
facility.
Although the
school has
expanded
tremendously
since the early days, the original school
building is still on the campus and
fully utilized for classrooms. In 1987 a
gymnasium was added and most recently
a track. A secure wrought-iron fenced
playground adds to the safe feeling as the
kids play on the grounds.
has taught at the Meyersville School for
34 years. Starting her teaching career in
Meyersville, she retired briefly but has
returned to teach part time in junior high
history, pre-k and a physical education
class. In the 1980’s, the children
of the school wrote a history of the
community which included the history
of the Meyersville School. The project
involved the students not only writing
the book but taking the photographs as
well. In addition, the students created
a video; recording some of the history
of the school and the community and
writing the script to go with the video. It
is not often that it can be said that the
students of a school compiled their own
community and school history book!
Meyersville School’s average
attendance currently is 115 students
ranging from pre-K to eighth grade and a
faculty of 13 teachers covering more than
one subject each. Classroom sizes range
from 9 to 12 students. The teachers are
very flexible and diversified in this regard
and giving the teachers the opportunity
to know all the students in the school in
a more personal way. Slovacek states
that the relationship that the teachers
have with the students is as if they were
their own children. The teachers have
the ability to be involved in a child’s
education from pre-K to eighth grade.
Another aspect of this family atmosphere
is that the older students have a tendency
to look out for the younger kids. In
the transition from the
small campus to the high
school scene, the students
have flourished and are
academically strong as a
result of coming from a
good foundation. Many
Meyersville students have
gone ahead to become
valedictorians and
salutatorians in their high
school graduating classes.
Because of the smaller
classes, students receive
more individualized
attention and teachers recognize when
a child needs more help on a particular
subject. In regard to the rigorous
demands that the state places on public
schools, Meyersville school is meeting the
challenge and excelling according to state
standards.
Although somewhat limited,
Meyersville School has an active sports
program competing in various activities
with other small schools in the area. The
Meyersville Panthers participate in flag
football, volleyball, basketball, track and
softball competitively with other small
school districts. Again, because the
classes are small, a great deal of one-onone is available to help with developing
skills in these sports that can later be
applied in the high school competitions.
While the board, faculty and
parents desire to maintain the school’s
small classroom sizes and individualized
attention, student transfers are available
for parents who would like to see their
child attend a public school such as this.
Numbers are important to the school in an
attempt to keep class sizes at a minimum.
Parents interested can fill out an
application that will go before the board
who then determines if the child will be
accepted in the school.
Although
Meyersville offers
the country school
atmosphere, they still
must adhere to the same
state standards of any
public school. Numerous
accomplishments have
been received by the
school and Meyersville
School has maintained
an exemplary rating
for many years in a
row. Academically, the students have
excelled in U.I.L competitions. In addition,
National Honor Society and after school
programs are in place to help give the
students more exposure and help to make
them a productive citizen. For the future,
Meyersville school has their sights set
on expanding their music program and
increasing the exposure of other things to
their students.
What does Meyersville school have
to offer? “Small classrooms, individualized
instruction, people who actually care
about your child, not just their education,
but that care about the whole child.” states
Slovacek. “That caring environment,
that family environment is something
that is very important in our society
today.” In a recent classroom discussion,
the students were asked to complete the
sentence, “Meyersville is…”. According to
Slovacek, many of the students completed
the sentence by stating that Meyersville
is “a happy place to be.” This happy
environment opens the door for learning.
“Coming from a larger district, to this has
been very nice.” states Superintendent
Dunn. “You get to see an education
system that most people don’t realize
probably still exists.”
Go Panthers!!
Although school is almost out for
the summer, parents that may be
interested in sending their children
to Meyersville school can call the
office during the summer months.
Meyersville School is located at 1897
Meyersville Road in Meyersville,
Texas. For more information call the
school office at 361-275-3639 or visit
their website at
www.meyersvilleisd.org