Palmetto Elementary
School History Principals Page
All grade levels were together at one site
until Palmetto High consolidated with Bradenton first
in 1909-1912 and again in 1947-1956. Consequently, one "supervising" principal
may have served all levels. For at least some of the time
there was an "elementary" principal as well.
Most of the following names and dates were
found in back issues of
The Palmetto News and in
old Palmetto yearbooks donated to the Historical Commission.
Frankie Howze was listed in Abel's
100 Years in Palmetto.
Larry Simmons assisted with his dates and
Burt Woodson's
name, and
Lorraine Riker, a popular long-time school secretary,
graciously provided
Glenna Shields' dates. Gaps still remain.
Frankie A. Howze |
1889-1930's? or 1940's? |
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R.L. French and Cora B. Anthony |
1915-16 |
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Albert Haynes Flowers |
1921 |
Oscar Smith |
1922-37 |
Watson Perry Davidson |
1938-40 |
William Marion Sult |
1941 |
William Marion Sult & John
Hamilton Boulware (HS) & Miss L.E. Jones (Elem.) |
1942 |
John Hamilton Boulware & Miss
L.E. Jones (Elem.) |
1943 |
John Hamilton Boulware |
1944-46 |
Oscar Smith, SR |
1947-48 |
Mark H. W. Morse |
1949-51 |
Phillip Walker |
1952-54 |
Phillip Walker & Lenore Yow
(Elem.) |
1955 |
Phillip Walker |
1956-57 |
Phillip Walker & Allen Perny Elem.) |
1958 |
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Burt Woodson |
19??-72 |
Larry Simmons |
1972-88 |
Glenna Shields |
1988-95 |
Mike Rio |
1995-2004 |
Ed Hundley |
2004-present |