A Promising Future At the end of the Civil War, a young Quaker woman from Buck's County, Pennsylvania, moved to South Carolina as a representative of the Freedman's Bureau.  Schofield Normal and Industrial School was founded through the efforts of this dauntless woman, Martha Schofield. With support from the Society of Friends and people throughout the country, Miss Schofield was able to acquire the property bounded by Kershaw, Sumter, Barnwell, and Abbeville Streets. The original building was completed about 1870. There were sixty-eight students and a total of three staff members. Schofield has evolved into a campus consisting of three classroom buildings and a gymnasium. A dedicated faculty and staff of close to one hundred work together meeting the needs of almost a thousand students a year. Martha Schofield surely must be smiling. Schofield Middle School will continue to educate the students of Aiken County into the twenty-first century. In the late spring of 2001, construction began on a new wing. Construction and renovations were completed in the summer of 2003. We invite all who have attended Schofield to come by and tour the new facilities. Parent Portal   Happenings Winter Break December 18 through January 2