405 Stubbs Avenue, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
318-323-3500

Mr. Donald R. Robinson, Principal

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Principal's Message

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Georgia Tucker Elementary School is the oldest existing elementary school in Monroe. The school was built in 1920 on land donated by Colonel Frank P. Stubbs in honor of his mother, Georgia Tucker Stubbs.

Presently there are approximately 300 students in grades pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. The school prides itself on being staffed with qualified educators who strive for excellence from each of its students. The faculty and staff believe students should not only learn from text book material, but also how to get along with fellow students and to practice self control. Here at Georgia Tucker, our goal is for each student to reach his/her greatest potential and to achieve their highest self-esteem.

The Georgia Tucker mascot is the Alaskan Husky. In January 1931, Unalaska, the lead dog for the team that took Admiral Richard E. Byrd to the South Pole in 1929, was killed after being struck by a car on Riverside Drive in Monroe. At first, the dog was buried at the American Legion Hall in Forsythe Park, but there was some dispute about the dog being buried on Legion grounds because he wasn't a World War veteran. A crusade was then led by the school children of Georgia Tucker School to raise money to buy a marble slab and have the dog removed.

The crusade was successful and Unalaska's final resting place is under a marble slab at Georgia Tucker Elementary School. In later years, the school adopted the Alaskan Husky as its mascot.

The rendition of Unalaska on this web page was drawn by Georgia Tucker 6th grader Kendrick C.

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