History of Roye-Williams

In 1919 Dennis W. Noble, the supervisor of colored schools in Harford County, esablished the first high school classes. But the school had no building.  Not until the fall of 1930 was a school provided.  It was called the Havre de Grace Consolidated High School and the principal was Leon S. Roye.  He was principal of this school for thirty-five years.

In 1965 all Harford County schools  were  desegregated. Havre de Grace Consolidated High School was a four-room school in Havre de  Grace.In 1953 a new brick building was built on Oakington Rd. It housed students from first through twelfth grades. This building was enlarged in 1957 and again in 1962.

In 1965 the name of the school was changed to Oakington Elementary and again changed years later to Roye-Williams Elementary.  The new name was to honor Leon S. Roye, the thirty-five year principal of the school and Percy  Williams, the first black assistant superintendent of schools in Maryland and principal of  Central Consolidated located in Hickory, north of  Bel Air.

Since 1965 there have been five additional principals, Mr. Anis, Mr. Joseph M. Deschak, Mr. Ellwood T. Quigg, and Mr. Steven R. Hardy and Ms. Susan Osborn.

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