Richard Hardy Memorial School

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Richard Hardy was named president of Dixie Portland in 1914 and immediately began an improvement and enlargement program at the plant. Hardy and other managers within the Penn-Dixie system clearly believed in the paternalistic notion of welfare capitalism, a popular, yet largely unsuccessful, business practice of the industrial era. Very interested in making sure that children have the opportunity

to receive a good education, Hardy oversaw the establishment of a company built school at Richard City. Upon Hardy's death in 1927, the name of the school changed to the Richard Hardy Memorial School. Planned to provide the normal functions of a progressive elementary and junior high school for the children of Penn-Dixie's workers, the building also served as a community center that was crucial in strengthening the loyalty between the workers and plant management. In 1995 the school expanded by adding an additional freestanding building as well as the addition of grades nine through twelve. In 2001, as the school celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary, a renovation program was completed in the original building to update electrical wiring and plumbing and to add a central heat and air system. This distinctive building retains much of its original character and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

August Perfect Attendance!! 🤩👏🏻
09/12/2026

August Perfect Attendance!! 🤩👏🏻

09/11/2026

Don’t forget!! 🗓️

4th Grade earned the pizza party for 100 percent perfect attendance in August!! 🍕 🗓️
09/11/2026

4th Grade earned the pizza party for 100 percent perfect attendance in August!! 🍕 🗓️

09/11/2026

Reminder for Grandparents’ Day Luncheon on Monday- all visitors must go through the main office and have their drivers license scanned before being allowed to proceed on campus. 🪪

Remembering 9-11 🇺🇸
09/11/2026

Remembering 9-11 🇺🇸

The 7th grade class won free time for Mrs Howell’s Pencil Challenge! ✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️
09/11/2026

The 7th grade class won free time for Mrs Howell’s Pencil Challenge! ✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️

Fall Festival Teasers!!! 🎃 💦
09/11/2026

Fall Festival Teasers!!! 🎃 💦

09/10/2026
Fine motor Play-Doh fun in preK today! 👌🫶
09/09/2026

Fine motor Play-Doh fun in preK today! 👌🫶

09/09/2026

PTO Meeting
Tuesday,
Sept 15
in the cafeteria!

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1620 Hamilton Avenue
South Pittsburg, TN
37380

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Monday 7:30am - 3pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 3pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 3pm
Thursday 7:30am - 3pm
Friday 7:30am - 3pm

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