Duette Elementary plans fall fest Saturday at Florida's last one-room school

DUETTE -- Donna King, longtime principal of Duette Elementary School, is back in the classroom of the one-teacher schoolhouse again this year, and loving it.

The public has an opportunity to learn why King loves the school and its students so much by attending the 2015 Duette Elementary Fall Festival from noon-4 p.m. Saturday.

The school, which opened in 1930 at 40755 State Road 62, plans tours, food (hamburgers, hot dogs, fried green tomatoes, nachos and barbecue sandwiches), crafters, and folk singer J.D. Lewis.

An auction at 2 p.m. offers tickets to Disney, Sea World, Dinosaur World and more. Other bid items include bikes, restaurant gift certificates and a fishing trip.

Duette Elementary is Florida's last one-room school. This year, the school has an enrollment of 11.

King says she is retiring after this year.

"I really am retiring but no one believes it," said the 67-year-old cancer survivor.

Information: 941-721-6674.

This story was originally published November 6, 2015 at 5:28 PM with the headline "Duette Elementary plans fall fest Saturday at Florida's last one-room school ."