History
Chaffin was named in honor of Lewis Adria Chaffin who taught in the Massard-Barling area for 49 years. He began his teaching career in 1906 at a school near Fort Chaffee called Pleasant Grove. By 1929, L.A. Chaffin was teaching all eight grades in a one room, frame school near Massard Road.
After finally getting a larger school and another teacher, L.A. Chaffin's next concern was the transferring of the students to Fort Smith High School (now Northside High School) so that they could finish their secondary education.
Chaffin was funded from a millage in 1967. When the taxes generated enough money, Darby Jr. High was rebuilt and Chaffin Jr. High was formed. Chaffin began with 452 students.
Mission
Our vision for Chaffin Jr. High School is to create an environment of mutual respect, discipline, and responsibility, in the pursuit of preparing all students to be productive, compassionate citizens of the twenty-first century.
Recognizing that the students is our central focus, and knowing that all students can learn and achieve, the mission of Chaffin Jr. high School is to develop and enhance the abilities of every student. We will create an environment of high expectations to advance the total school community, and we will develop a school climate in which both students and teachers feel ownership and pride. Our approach will be innovative, relative, and challenging in order to educate the whole child. Fulfilling this mission will assure our students a promising transition into the twenty-first century.
