History began for Friona Schools when Miss Roxie Witherspoon came from Hereford in 1908 to teach in a one-room building located in the center of the block where the present elementary school and cafeteria are located. She averaged from 15-18 students that year. Clyde Goodwine recalls that desks were homemade and accommodated two students each. Unlike many schools, Friona held a full nine month term from the beginning.