Olivet Community Schools

Olivet Community Schools is a is a public school district in Michigan. In Eaton County, it serves Olivet, Walton Township, and parts of the townships of Bellevue, Brookfield, Carmel, and Kalamo In Calhoun County, it serves parts of the townships of Clarence, Convis, and Lee.

History

The former Olivet High School was built in 1922. It originally contained all grades in the district. It was remodeled into apartments around 1996.
A new elementary school was built in late 1958. It was named after Fern Persons, a long-serving elementary principal, in 1964.
Olivet Middle School was built in 1972, and it became the middle/high school in 1993. The architect was Vander Meiden Koteles and Associates of Grand Haven, Michigan. The auditorium was built around 2005. Local artist Karl Weaver made two stained-glass windows for the auditorium's entrance.