Born Of Need * Destined To Serve * Striving To Excel Thereafter, this school was officially designated E. E. The D. T. There are also six tennis courts. C. J. R.
Founded in 1927, our school was given its name in 1932, at a special meeting held by the Fayetteville Graded School Trustees. In recognition of the splendid services rendered by Dr. Ezekiel Ezra Smith, an educator and statesman, the trustees unanimously voted to name the school for him. Smith High School, trusting that its standards would always be worthy of its namesake. In September of 1929, the
school moved from Orange Street to the building on Campbell Avenue, which was known as Edward Evans Elementary School. With seven teachers, an enrollment of 42 boys and 162 girls, it stayed on Campbell Avenue until June of 1931. Smith High School moved back to Orange Street in September of 1931 and stayed until January of 1940. On January 3, 1940, the school family moved into a new modern building on Washington Drive and stayed until June 1954. On September 6, 1954, Smith moved to its present twenty-eight acre location on Seabrook Road. Currently, the school encompasses a newly renovated front office suite, an auditorium, cafeteria, weight room, and band room. The school plant also consists of 2 computer labs, 1 I3D lab, a counseling suite, media center, two gymnasiums, and a dance studio. Carter Athletic Field, which seats approximately 5,000 persons, has a quarter mile track and facilities for other field events. While the earliest teaching staff consisted of seven teachers, the present staff includes approximately 100 teachers. To date, the school has had principals W. Donnell, Benjamin Lay, A. Blackburn, E. Miller, W. Brown, J. Griffin, Jr., Willie Wright (Interim), Lonnie J. McAllister, N. Rene’ Corders, Clinton Robinson Jr., and Melody Chalmers. Smith High School has had approximately 11,000 graduates. Most of them have been successful credits to the school. We hope that you, too, are committed to this tradition of success.
