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 Bangert Elementary was constructed in 1967 by architect Charles Francis and was named after Albert H. Bangert. Mr Bangert was the mayor of New Bern in 1913, 1915 and 1925-1929. He was born in 1873 and graduated from Duke University. Mr. Bangert was a very wealthy businessman who never married and when he passed away in 1944 he established the Albert Bangert Scholarship Fund which is currently intact. The Albert H. Bangert Trust Fund was orginally established for high school students attending college. The first recipient of this scholarship was Dr. Ernie Richarson.

Our school began with only grades 1 through 6, and was designed to be an open learning environment consisting of grade level pods instead of individual classrooms. The majority of the teachers hired that year were very young which presented a problem the following year because many decided to start a family. Our kindergarten wing was added in 1973. Mr. Clint Leggett was the first principal, followed by Mr. Tommy Ragland in 1969. Subsequent principals were Ann Ward, Stuart Blount, Angela Franks and finally, Kimberly Sarver. Currently, there is a time capsule planted by a former third grade classroom many many years ago and we will be uncovering these finds soon! Our courtyard garden was donated to our school in honor of Betsy Deichmann who was a former teacher at our school. We have continued to use this garden courtyard today for many functions.