Band

The band program at Smiths Station is approximately 40 years old.  While the band was founded as a result of interest in providing halftime entertainment for what was at that time a very small K-12 school, it has evolved into one of the larger and more prestigious band programs in the State of Alabama

The Smiths Station Band Program currently serves approximately 400 students in grades 6-12.  There are three full time directors and one part time director. 

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School

There has been a public school associated with Smiths Station for well over a century.  In the beginning, these institutions were little more than a small one room facility with a single teacher on hand responsible for every level of teaching.  Of course, this mirrors much of rural America at the time. 

In the late 1920’s, Mr. J.B. Page was hired as principal of Smiths Station.  Mr. Page would remain as principal for nearly 50 years, supervising the growth of the school from a small frame construction K-12 facility to separate modern facilities for elementary, jr. high, and high school students.  As recent as the late 1960’s, Smiths Station had graduated to a brick building, but was still a small K-12 school housing approximately 400 students. 

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Community

Smiths Station is one of Alabama’s newest cities, incorporated on June 22, 2001.  The 2000 U.S. Census states that there are approximately 25,000 people living in what is considered the Smiths Station community.  The initial incorporation took in a small area around the center of town and is continuing to grow as others are requesting to be annexed into the city limits as additional services are offered.  The center of town is approximately 10 minutes from the downtown business district of Columbus, Georgia, and 15-20 minutes from the Auburn-Opelika, Alabama area.

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