On April 12, 1884, J. J. Jackson deeded land to C. W. Baker, B. H. Berryman, and S. H. Williams, trustees of School community #18 (Bachelor Prong School Community).  Along the way, this became the White Chapel School District #44, which on May 27, 1916, with Silver Valley #20 and Mt. View #40, consolidated to form Rock Crusher District #20.  This lasted only a year, at which time the former districts were reinstated.  The Hamiltons, and others, attended the old original wooden structure where George M. Smith, who later became County Clerk, taught.  In 1912, Miss Lee Hartsfield, Laura Strong, Edna Arnold and Alma McClure taught; trustees J. M. McDonald, W. T. Smith and O. K. Anderson.  In 1913, the teachers were Lee Hartsfield, Edna M. Arnold and Jennie Armstrong; trustees same as year before.  In 1915, the teachers were Rebecca Stovall, Hazel Hemphill and Alma McClure; trustees same.

Woodrow Jameson recalls this building being moved about a half mile up at the foot of the range of hills southwest of the school grounds.  It was made into a 3-room dwelling, which is still there, but in poor condition.  The small room of the original school was left and later used as a wood shed for the new school building.

The brick building had four rooms and was built about 1919, and at one time had over 100 pupils.  Other teachers were Mr. Viets, J. S. Sewell, Mr. Hodnet, Mr. Mobley, Mr. King, Nannie Williams, Hazel Smith, Helen Hays, Ruby Wagoner, Annie Farek, Margaret Arthur, Clyde Germany, Irene May, Violet Durrett, Julia Ledlemer, Mary Frances Martin, Lora Redding, Reginald Owen, Marie McKinney, Ora Smith, Mary Middlebrook, Ila See Owen (Mrs. Reginald), Blanche Robertson, Ada Abbey, Vanderford, Burns, Jewell Hurst Chapman, Holder, Mary Middlebrook Brown and Harold Stovall.  White Chapel High School consolidated in 1936 with several other schools to form the Centennial School.  The elementary grades consolidated with Centennial in the early 1940’s.  About 1943, the White Chapel building was sold to George Beck, who used the brick and lumber to build a ranch home southwest of Valera.  About 1955, the school grounds of White Chapel was sold to Scott Lane, who built a home there; Mrs. Lane still lives in this home (1983).

White Chapel as a community center no longer exists; the cemetery and church are all that remain.  Besides the school, it had a church (which now is owned by John Walthall), grocery store and a switchboard or telephone exchange operated by Mrs. Jameson, with assistance from her children.  John Howard spent many hours with his buddy, Woodrow Jameson, playing dominoes while he took care of the switchboard.  To the east of White Chapel, on the old Brooks place, was a store and post office, called Brooks which operated from 1902 to 1909.

Below is a 1936-1937 White Chapel School group copied for J. Ray Martin in the 1980s, with identifications.