Text Box:      The history of Doak Elementary School began at the turn of the century.  A three-teacher facility called Weed Hill was the first county school in Tusculum.  Then, in 1909, a two-room structure called Tusculum Elementary School was built.  In 1925, TusculumCollege announced that it would no longer operate the Preparatory Department of the college.  This decision left the local board of education with the unexpected problem of finding funds to erect the necessary building.  The board approved an expenditure of only $3000, so citizens of the community raised additional funds and provided labor for the building. While construction was being completed, the high school held classes at the Kennedy House (on the corner of Rufe Taylor Road and the 11-E Bypass).  In 1928, the gymnasium and the high school were completed.  It was an accomplishment of the entire community, and students themselves contributed nickels and dimes for the walkway from the gym to the front door.  The school was named in honor of C. S. Doak, a citizen whose $1000 donation was the largest single contribution to the fund-raising effort. In time, the number of students at Doak increased as several smaller schools (Afton, Campbell, Fairview, Oakland, Mt. Zion, Chestnut Ridge, Glendale, Chuckey Grove, Creamer, Robinson's, Shiloh, and Morrow) were closed for various reasons.  An extensive building and renovation project was completed in 1972, and Doak became one of the most modern K-8 schools in East Tennessee. Today, Doak Elementary School is a K-5 school with a student population of almost 600 and remains an institution of which the school system and the community are justly proud.