Rossville Grade School Update, 1954, Rossville, Kansas
description: GRADE SCHOOL NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1954 FIRST GRADE We were pleased to have so many visitors during American Education Week. The following parents and friends came to visit our room: Mrs. Wm. Farley, Mrs. Bill Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Pardee, Mrs. H.D. Richardson and David, Mr. Frank Dolezilek, Mr. and Mrs. John Simekca, Mrs. Leroy Parr, Mrs. Albert Coleman, Mrs. A.M. Sieck, Mrs. Donic Parr, Mrs. Hope Meade, Mrs. John Foresman, Mrs. C.E. Gresser, Mrs. Oliver Tuller and Dennis, Mrs. Clyde Rogers, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Gene Reding and Doris Jean. Myles Preble and Clyde Parr celebrated their birthdays recently by passing candy bars and balloons to the boys and girls. In art we made them birthday cakes. They also had their pictures taken for their mothers. Jane Parr, Bobby Dolezilek and Carl Farley visited their dentist in St. Marys and have returned their pink dental cards. We are becoming acquainted with spelling by having one easy spelling word a week. We have a Spelling Flight Chart on which our airplanes fly if we receive 100 on our words on Friday. We are happy to say all our airplanes are in the air. After Christmas we will have harder spelling lessons. All of us have finished our second pre-primer. Some of us will finish our third one this week. Larry Wehner told us of his first bus ride to Sabetha to visit his grandparents. His sisters, Helen and June, accompanied him. Steven Pardee, Dale Stiles, Bonnie Tuller, Rudy Bailey and Bobby Dolezilek were absent because of illness this six weeks. The next three weeks will find us very busy getting ready for our Christmas program, for our mothers, making gifts, decorating our room for Christmas and writing our letters to Santa Claus. We all enjoyed our Thanksgiving vacation. Some of us stayed home and had family dinners. Others journeyed quite a distance to spend the day. Aex Sieck was in Council Bluffs, Iowa, visiting his Grandmother and Grandfather Sieck over the holidays. June Murray accompanied her parents and…
creator: Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: December 2, 1954 and December 9, 1954
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Rossville Grade School Update, 1954, Rossville, Kansas
description: EIGHTH GRADE (Nov 18, 1954) Our individual pictures sold very well. We are all looking forward to Thanksgiving vacation which will begin at dismissal on the 24th. There will be no school on Friday following the 25th. The skating party the Mothers planned for the seventh and eighth grades was really enjoyed by everyone. Our visitors during American Education Week were Mrs. Viergever, Mrs. Coe, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Shannon. The assembly program by the sixth grade was very good. Mrs. Marvin Davis told us about the history of schools in Rossville. Helen Stadler leads in spelling this six weeks. Our spelling this six weeks. Our spelling grades have improved over the last six weeks. These members have recently joined our band from our room: Roger Zeller plays a sax, Raymond Rafferty the Tuba, and Jimmy Coe the clarinet. Our band is really making progress. The cup cakes Ginger Shannon made for our Halloween Party were very good. On to Jupiter and Horizons Unlimited were shown to the upper grades last Monday. They were films from General Motors. Ralph Marney and Raymond Rafferty are our movie operators this term. Raymond Rafferty was out of school one day with a cold. The four girls from our room who will be cheerleaders for the first team are Sue Viergever, Geraldine Masters, Ginger Shannon, and Helen Stadler. Patty Coffey, Sharon Rosencutter and Salley Porter will cheer for the second team. They invited Carol Rafferty to work with them. Geraldine Masters was recently fitted with a new pair of glasses. The Good Citizen vote was given to Raymond Rafferty last week. Douglas Martinek and Leroy Dick [article cut off].
creator: Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: November 18, 1954
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Rossville Grade School Update, 1954, Rossville, Kansas
description: PROGRESS OF THE GRADES ROSSVILLE GRADE SCHOOL DECEMBER 9, 1954 SEVENTH GRADE We enjoyed a demonstration last week by Wayne Rasch and Ralph Marney showing how the force of gravity is partially overcome by the principle of the gyroscope. The boys pointed out that the principle of the gyroscope is used by ocean liners to steady the great ships as they plow through rough seas. Mrs. Bailey was our first visitor in December. She observed an oral reading class in Kansas History. Our group had fun celebrating with Nida Mogus her 13th birthday, December 1st. Thank you, Nida, for the candy bars. A good sized crowd was in attendance at our opening basketball game. Our boys had little difficulty winning over the small but scrappy boys from Auburn. Every boy on the squad saw action. December 1st as a red letter day for us, it seems. In addition to our joy in winning the ball game and our pleasure in celebrating Nida’s birthday, all the girls made perfect spelling lessons. For recognition of their special effort they enjoyed a brief gym period at the end of the class period. Safety: Realizing that the season of winter sport is upon us, the class discussed ice skating. The discussion pointed out that thin ice is very dangerous, how to test ice for thickness and ways to rescue should anyone ever fall through. A slogan composed by the class culminated the discussion: “Thin ice is strictly for mice. Don’t skate on thin ice.” EIGHTH GRADE Sharon Rosencutter spent Thanksgiving in Nebraska, Bobby Atchison in Illinois and Clifford VanVleck in Arkansas. We were proud to have Patty Coffey participate in the Shawnee county 4-H Bank in Chicago. School will be dismissed for the Holidays at 2:00 o’clock on December 22. We will take up the first Monday of January. We drew names for gift exchange. There will be a county teachers meeting in Topeka this Saturday. Douglas Martinek brought a sweet potato plant for the room. Dr. Murphy and Mr. Watson visited our school recently to inspect it for sani…
creator: Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: December 9, 1954
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Rossville Grade School Update, 1955, Rossville, Kansas
description: Thursday, December 8, 1955 Progress of the grades The Rossville Grade school has started a Pep Club for boys and girls of the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Mrs. Catt is our sponsor. We have elected officers, who are: Nida Mogus, President; Charlotte Decker, Vice-President; Jane Zickefoose, Secretary; Sharon Viergever, Treasurer, and a reporter from each room – Josephine Rosencutter from the eighth, Arleeta Sage from the seventh, and Judy Huston from the sixth grade. We have 32 members and four cheerleaders who are Janet Harth, Sharon Reser, Carol Rafferty, and Diane Swenson. The members are: Nida Mogus, Jane Zickefoose, Norma Klingenberg, Florence Felps, Arleeta Sage, Charlotte Decker, Judy Huston, Marie Stiles, Mary Besta, Sharon Viergever, Janet Hause, Wanda Harmon, Lynda Allen, Dorothy Jacobon, Sally Nadeau, Joleen Parr, Katherine Porter, Carol Tuller, Linda Kelsey, Judy Fauerbach, Charlene Perry, Mary Smith, Janet Kurtz, Josephine Rosencutter, Laura Stiles, Sharon Davis, Zora Wade, Joyce Swenson, Joan Dolezilek, Buddy Mogus, Larry Kurtz, John Vanderblomen, and James Wamego. We have ordered R’s and hats. The hats are going to be two colors. Our cheerleaders have blue corduroy farmerettes and gold cotton baby doll blouses with white collard. Their gold R’s, for Rossville, will go on the bib of the farmerette. Thank you, Mrs. Catt, for helping us. FIRST GRADE NEWS Those having perfect attendance for the second six weeks were Daniel Avers, Linda Bush, Mary Ent, Audery Felps, Laurel Gee, Evan Jones, Wayne Macha, Anthony Martin, Sharon Mayer, Diana Mitchell, Benjamin Mogus, Linda Parks, David Richardson, Cheryl Robinson, Linda Royal, Benjamin Stach, Rosie Stadler, Ronald Starkey, Gary Myers, Jerryl Lauber, and Cynthia Ingram. Bonnie Fauerbach, Gary Myers, and Sharon Mayer have birthdays this month. We welcome Cynthia Ingram into the first grade class. Christine McBurney has returned from Idaho so our enrollment now is 25. Visitors in our room since our last repor…
creator: Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: December 8, 1955
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Rossville Grade School Update, 1955, Rossville, Kansas
description: Thursday, October 6, 1955 Progress of the Grades Rossville Grade School Grade 5 The Fifth Grade has many interesting Science Specimens. Dale Dannefer brought a praying mantis for us to see. A sample of “Fool’s Gold” was brought by Carol Adams. Michael Gresser has a sac nest which he and Davi Jones cut open. It proved to hold many baby spiders. Richard VanVleck brought a large spider and petrified clam. The spider proved to be a “Bird Spider”. Collections of rocks, shells and petrified wood were brought by Carla Rasch, Anna Ent, Jerry Giles and Virginia Rezac. Pamela Berkey has returned from a vacation trip to New Orleans. She brought back samples of sugar cane, cotton and rice stalks with her. She told about her trip and showed pictures of many interesting places she saw. We are glad she is back. Jimmy Stadler of the 7th grade loaned us a large piece of mica he found in Colorado. Grade 6 The sixth grade elected Charles Harth as citizen of the month for September. We will choose a new citizen for every month. Our choice is made on leadership, conduct and scholarship. We had a Mexican Fair October 5. All of the plans for the event were made by the boys and girls. In the room, we arranged displays of many different things that were made in Mexico. Several of the children painted pictures of life in Mexico for the bulletin board. Others arranged a miniature Mexican farm scene. After the other grades visited the Fair, we played typical Mexican games and sang Mexican songs. Grade 7 New students in the seventh grade September 6th were Florence Felps and Arletta Sage. Florence came to Rossville from Jackson county; Arletta from Dover; a third new student was Carol Lumley from Iowa who enrolled September 20th. She is returning with her family to Iowa. Those who have full attendance for September are: Dean David, Gene Davis, Charlotte Decker, Florence Felps, Bill Foresman, Dorothy Jacobson, Gary Klingenberg, Timmy Lynde, Wayne Miller, Sally Nadeau, Katherine Porter, Kenneth P…
creator: Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: October 6, 1955
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Rossville Grade School Enrollment, 1955, Rossville, Kansas
description: Thursday, September 8, 1955 Grades Enroll 176 Rossville Grade School enrolled 176 students on the first day of school September 6. The three largest classes are grades three, four and eight with twenty-five pupils in each of these grades. The smallest class is the second grade with seventeen students. List of students by grades is as follows: First Grade: Daniel Avers, Linda Bush, Mary Ent, Bonnie Fauerbach, Audrey Felps, Laurel Gee, Evan Jones, Terry Lambert, Wayne Macha, Anthony Martin, Sharon Mayer, Christine McBurney, Diana Mitchell, Benjamin Mogus, Linda Parks, David Richardson, Cheryl Robeson, Linda Royal, Benjamin Stach, Rose Stadler, Ronald Starkey. Second Grade: Kathleen Becker, Robert Dolezilek, Carl Farley, Thomas Foresman, Carolyn Gresser, Allen Jackson, Henry Kurtz, June Murray, Susan Nadeau, Steven Pardee, Clyde Parr, Jane Parr, Laird Reding, John Simecka, Dale Stiles, Bonnie Tuller, Larry Wehner. Third Grade: Vauncile Avers, Connie Bahner, Artie Campbell, Diane Cowan, Gary Dick, Carolyn Farley, Sandra Heiland, Amy Jones, Barton Larson, Sandra Macha, Dwight Martinek, Freda McCollough, Charles Meade, Daryl Mitchell, Diane Murray, Melvin Sage, Bruce Shannon, Virginia Stach, Shirley Taylor, Marilyn Trubey, Laura VanVleck, Parker VanVleck, henry Wade, Helen Wehner, Rebecca Zeller. Fourth Grade: Harry Adams, Ronald Avers, Steve Becker, Herman Bringle, Kenneth Coleman, Lloyd Culp, Sharon Decker, James Fauerbach, Larry Felps, Daniel Gee, John Giles, Gary Hill, Rose mary Jacobon, Douglas Kelsey, Michael Martin, Jane McCollough, Joe Mitchell, myrna Perry, Ronald Pressgrove, Lillian Reser, Patrick Royal, Linda Simecka, Marilyn Simpson, Donna Tuller, Connie Zeller. Fifth Grade: Carol Adams, Pamela Berkey, Dale Dannefer, Anna Ent, Jerry Giles, Michael Gresser, Roger Hurley, Sharon Irwin, David Jones, Judy McCollough, Kent Paine, David Parr, Carla Rasch, Virginia Rezac, Bobby Stach, Jean Stiles, Sandra Taylor, Janice Vanderblomen, Richard VanVleck, June Wehner. Six…
creator: Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: September 8, 1955
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150 Years of Education in Rossville, Kansas
description: [This was an alumni display in 2013.] 1863- First school established. Fifteen white and Indian students attended a small log cabin school near the creek at Main and Marion Streets. Students taught by Mrs. Metty. The school was called a subscription school. 1865- A one-story frame school building was built near Main and Marion Streets. A private school was established. 1870- District #34 was formed. This was the first public school. A two-room school was built near Navarre & Marion Streets (near the creek). Fourteen students attended, 20 in winter. 1871- The two-room school was moved from the site and a new two-story school was built at that site. Thirty students attended. Mr. Grant was teacher. 1882- A larger school was needed. Also needed was a secure playground away from the creek. 1885- A new school was built on the present Rossville Grade School grounds. This was a two-story brick building. Four teachers. Both grade school and two years of high school were taught there. 1902- The first class graduates from the two-year high school. Graduates were Edna Hartzell, Stella Johnson and Ellen Parr. 1909- The high school became a four-year school but classes were still held in the grade school building. 1910- Citizens voted to build a new and separate high school. 1912- The first class graduates from the four-year high school. The graduate was Martha (Rezac) Placek. Class of 1913 had six students, 1914 had 11 students. 1912- Construction was begun on a new City High School just east of the grade school. Because of delays, the school was not occupied until the Spring of 1913. The first semester was held in the Fritz Opera House (above Anderson Upholstery). Enrollment in high school averages 45 with four teachers. 1913- Rossville Grade School (left) and Rossville High (right). Standing at the site of the current Grade School. 1920- The school name changed from City High School to Rossville Rural High School. Six teachers. 1937- New High School was built south of Highway 2…
creator: Rossville Alumni Association, Rossville, Kansas Billie Dolezilek
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: 2013
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Rossville High School - The Cardinal 1917 Yearbook, Rossville, Kansas
description: The Cardinal 1917 Rossville High School Rossville, Kansas To Miss Hazel A. Cuddy, for her unceasing interest, and untiring effort in making possible the publication of our first annual, The Cardinal, this book is RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED THE STAFF Editor-In-Chief Mabel Howerton Assistant Editor Irene Howard Manager Gladys Eversole Assistant Manager Howard Bixby Associate Editor Mildred McCollough Artist Fred Stewart THE ROSSVILLE SCHOOL BOARD I. B. ALTER A. B. JAMIESON C. E. CLESS Under the direction of the present board many improvements have been made in our school. In their plans for better equipment and greater efficiency of the school new apparatus for the laboratories has been purchased, drinking fountains have been installed and many other improvements made about the grounds and buildings. We as students in the school cannot do too much to show our appreciation for the privileges accorded us through the unselfish efforts of the Rossville School Board. ROSSVILLE GRADE SCHOOL GRADE SCHOOL FACULTY MAUDE L. CLARE ALTA ELLIOTT VALLEE E. SHORT VIOLET B. MCCOY ROSSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL THE HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY O. P. STEVENS. SUPERINTENDENT SARAH E. THROCKMORTON HAZEL A. CUDDY CLASS OFFICERS CLYDE STRIMPLE, PRESIDENT THURLOW NEISWENDER, VICE PRESIDENT GLADYS EVERSOLE. SECRETARY-TREASURER CLASS COLORS PURPLE AND WHITE CLASS FLOWER PURPLE SWEET PEAS AND LILY OF THE VALLEY Clyde W. Strimple Say many things about him Describe him you who can; He’s just a combination Of all the jollities of man Margaret E. McCollough Dainty and pretty and quiet of speech This maiden ne’er stopped long to play. Happy but never considered too gay She was that by her classmates a peach. Mabel M. Howerton A faithful ever studious girl; She was her teacher’s joy. Gave recitations with a whirl. Made friends with every boy. Irene C. Howard Amid the Senior maidens fair Of charm yon surely hare your share. For tho you're such a quiet one. You're really very full of fun Edna G. Sanders This maid is of the…
creator: Rossville High School, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: 1917
contributor: Loaned to the library by Virginia Foster
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Rossville School News, 1955, Rossville, Kansas
description: Mr. Robert Sigg, English instructor in the high school, returned for his second year at Rossville from his home in Holton. He is rooming again this year at the Henry Lambotte home. - - - Mrs. Ida Andrews, new fifth grade teacher at Rossville Grade School, is rooming at the Henry Lambotte home.
creator: Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: September 8, 1955
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Rossville School Board News, 1955, Rossville, Kansas
description: Scott Kelsey was re-elected to the school board of the high school at their meeting Thursday night.
creator: Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: June 9, 1955
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