Adelle R. Clark Middle School

Adelle Rogers Clark is the great granddaughter of some of the earliest settlers in Collin County — Lanson and Edith Clark. They came from Tennessee in 1845 and helped settle the village of Lebanon.

Adelle was born in Lebanon, Texas, to Richard and May Haggard Clark. She, along with her siblings, Delmer, Clayton and Emma, grew up on the farm and attended Lower School in Lebanon. All the Clark children received their diplomas from Frisco High School, and even though times were hard, they all went on to graduate from college.

A longtime Spanish professor at Texas Christian University and East Texas State University, Adelle was well-respected as an outstanding teacher and author of several books. Her book Lebanon on the Preston is a great historical reference of the area and can be purchased at the Frisco Heritage Museum.

As an outstanding educator, author and pioneer of the early communities that now make up Frisco, Adelle is immortalized as the namesake of Adelle R. Clark Middle School, which sits on Lebanon land.