PASSTOWN SCHOOL HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS 

With the help of a strong coalition of state and local  organizations and community residents, HHS halted the demolition of Pass  School by township officials and secured funding for architectural  concept plans. Subsequently, a comprehensive proposal to the township to  acquire, preserve and repurpose the school was submitted.

For over 50 years the former school served as the Valley Township Municipal  Building.
 

BROWN VS BOARD OF EDUCATION

1957

The Valley Township School Board integrated its schools in 1957, three years after the 1954 Brown vs the Board of Education Decision declaring school segregation unconstitutional. 

1950

COMMUNITY CENTER

The school was expanded to accommodate up to 150 students and served as the centerpiece for Hayti's social, civic and religious activities. 

1923

GREAT MIGRATION

The fourth Pass School was a two-room school built for “colored” students to alleviate overcrowding in the one-room Pass school. An influx of African American families moving to Hayti during the Great Migration to work in Lukens Iron and Steel Mill in Coatesville caused the overcrowding.  

1914

SCHOOL BUILDING PURCHASED

The second Pass School building was a one-room structure made of stone walls, which were caving in at the end of its usefulness. The dilapidated building was sold to Willam Clark in 1895 for $100.00. 

1800'S

ORIGINAL SCHOOL

The original Pass School opened as a private academy on December 22, 1800 for white students. The first structure was a log cabin.