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About Our School......
We believe in TEAM work.
Together Everyone Achieves More!
Grades Kindergarten - Fifth Grade Enrollment 500
Schedule 7:30 am Morning Meeting Begins
7:45 am Tardy Bell
2:45 pm Dismissal
Mascot Bulldogs
Location Austin's Colony Subdivision - view map
Harvey Mitchell
 Harvey Mitchell Elementary is named in honor of Harvey Mitchell, "Father of Brazos County". Mitchell's accomplishments are numerous. Most notably, he is responsible for bringing Texas Agricultural & Mechanical College to what is now College Station. At the age of 18, he joined a wagon train headed for Texas. While in Texas he met and married Althuisa. Together they raised nine children, several of whom are now buried at Boonville Cemetery, less than a mile from the school. While in Texas, Mitchell ventured into a number of occupations, most of which were in public service. In addition, he is known for establishing public education in the Brazos Valley by forming its first real school. He was also a builder of public buildings, a county clerk, and county judge among other occupations.
His most notable achievement was bringing the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas to the area. In 1871 the Texas Legislature had approved the formation of the institution. It was his pledge of getting clear titles on the land and his offer of his own land that sealed the deal and took the college out from under Austin, San Marcos, San Antonio, and Waco.
We are very proud to be named for such a strong, forward thinking, civic minded individual.
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