Established 1968 Grades K–6 Athletics conference Bomi-County League Motto "Unity in Diversity" Founded 1968 Faculty 12.0 (on FTE basis) | President Bishop McCarthy Hayes Enrollment 150 (as of 2008–09) Mascot Honey bees Number of students 150 (2008–2009) Color Pink and gray | |
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Type Private elementary school | ||
Hayes Mission School is a co-educational Protestant school located in the Bomi County section of Zohn and Gowein Township in Liberia. The school was founded in 1968 by the Rev. McCarthy and Missionary Hayes with the support of the United Holy Church of America, and has 450 students in Kindergarten through sixth grade. Hayes Mission school was created under the direction of the late Bishop J.T. Bowens, prelate of UHCA, Inc., and is named in honor of its founders/missionaries, McCarthy and Lois Hayes. The Superintendent of the school is Mr. Johnathan Ernest.
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History
Established in September 1968, the school's first graduating class was in 1971, and its first Principal was Fr. McCarthy Hayes, of the UHCA, Inc. There were 9 students in that class. Classes were first held in the all-purpose building. School Hall, the first school building, opened in 1973, and consisted of four classrooms and a small library. The first expansion included the western wing of School Hall in 1974–77. The library was constructed in 1979–80 and the former library was converted into kindergarten classrooms. The enrollment ranged between 100 and 150 students for many years.
A football field was constructed in 1980 and dedicated by Bishop Hayes. Dormitories were added to accommodate the expanding number of students. The church, Upper Room Tabernacle, was reconstructed and rededicated in 2007.
There is an airfield and a hangar to house aircraft on campus. The school attracts students from all over the Monrovia and Bomi areas and has become competitive in its admissions process. As of the 2008–09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 150 students and 9.0 classroom teachers on a [full-time equivalent|FTE] basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 4.4.
Campus
Hayes Mission School is located in Bomi County with Gowein Town to the west and Zohn Town to the east. Both villages are primarily of the Dei (or Dey) tribe. Hayes Mission is located on a 50-acre (200,000 m2) campus, and was established in 1968 by Rt. Reverend McCarthy Hayes and Elder Lois Mary Hayes under the umbrella of the United Holy Church of America, Inc. After 16 years of civil unrest in Liberia, the Hayes Mission School Board have decided to rebuild the school.
Founders and administrator
The school is named in honor of the Bishop McCarthy Hayes and Elder Missionary Mary Lois Hayes, clergy.
Athletics
The Hayes Mission Honey Bees compete at the District and Regional levels, and will soon be part of the National Division of the Bomi-County League, an athletic conference consisting of parochial and public high schools in Bomi County. The school offers football, basketball, swimming, chess, and volleyball.