Although unknown when the dates of operation were, the children of the West Orange area went to a small building, serving grades only up to 8, on Western Avenue, until it caught fire.

The first sign of public education in Orange, then called 'Madison', was in 1857, when two "common schools" were recorded with a total enrollment of 70 pupils.

[1] Much of the history of the Orange Independent School District centers around one Green Avenue location, that saw over five different campus names and buildings.

In the 'Game' gym at West Orange-Stark High School, a large, orange 'OHS' logo can still be seen above the stage, as a bit of memorabilia of the Tigers that once walked the halls of that location.

There were also houses located where the 'annex' (the part of the Stark building closest to Pine, which is separated on the first floor by a breezeway, which was added quite a few years after the school was built) now is.

West Orange-Cove, now housed in the Orange ISD's Administration offices, decided that North was not needed, and unable to be used for segregated education, due to the new laws, and it was turned into a Middle School.

The North campus sat empty for 5 years until it replaced Salk as the Early Elementary and Head Start Center.

Named after the first fallen WWII soldier from the City of West Orange, it has been used for graduations, city meetings, board meetings, and performances (including one mid-1970s concert by celebrities Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely), until 2003, when West Orange-Cove declared it unusable due to damages from age.

In May 2011 West Orange-Cove voters approved a low-interest federal stimulus bond for District advancement.

Projects that have yet to be completed are the renovation of the main campus at Anderson to a Community Outreach Facility, and the Administration Offices, which are currently housed in a building in a prime commercial area.

Current & Past members include; Pete Amy, Jane Stephenson, Terese McKee, Doug Bready, Lois Bready, Sam Kittrell, Al Granger, Linn Cardner, Margaret Adams, Stephen Lee, Andrew Hayes, and Lorraine Shannon.

West Orange-Cove students excel at Academic UIL Competitions, including Math, Science, Journalism, and Writing.

The high school Career Center has also won several Precision Machinist and Speed Skills championships.

The Future Teachers of America chapter at WO-S High won State recognition as Advisor of the Year.

WO-C is the only area school district to implement complete band and music programs in all grades, K-12.

Dan R. Hooks, the former West Orange-Cove CISD director of athletics, announced his retirement in support of the leave incentive offered by the district, in spite of a minor budget shortfall.

The district has a standardized dress code for the Head Start, elementary, alternative, and middle schools.

Collins informed all Middle School employees that as of the end of the year, their contracts would not be renewed; but that they must reapply and be given back the position.

In March 2010, the board of trustees decided to cut daycare programs at North Early Learning Center, which was costing them $21,000 a year.

In April 2010, a robbery, assault, and homicide occurred within 100 feet (30 m) of the middle school, at Micky McNamara Insurance.

Many WO-C administrative staff were present at the middle school to assist with the procedure, and later sending the students home.

After the insurance agent was "LifeFlighted" away, all district buses were present at the school, should the need for emergency evacuation appear.

Although evacuation wasn't necessary, early release did occur, and, with the assistance of the Orange Police Department, students safely left the school.

One of the schools surveillance cameras that was facing the building and surrounding land was used to help find the suspect, and as evidence.

of Schools, WO-C. During a September 17, 2010, game, team quarterback Reginald Garrett walked to the sidelines and fell to the ground.

The website was designed by Educational Networks Inc. On November 4, 2010, Pinehurst Police began investigating a break in at the new West Orange-Stark Elementary School.

The new WO-CCISD promotional video highlights aspects of each individual campus, students, staff, events, the community, and the district as a whole.

Due to an expected large budget cut from the state, and a very minor local shortfall, the West Orange-Cove CISD announced in March 2011 that it was offering an incentive for employees to leave the district, to save money.

Amongst the names or retirees/resignees were Dan Hooks, longtime athletic director, and local 'Sports Legend', several Career Center staff, all of whom have been in the area and district for extremely long periods of time, and several other teachers.

Most classrooms, according to Superintendent James Colbert, had very few students per block, creating the need for multiple same-subject teachers.