- Dates
- 1986-01-06 – 1986-02-28
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 1985 Beaver Beacon announced a pilot alternative high-school program planned for January 6, 1986 at the lighthouse camp. A student account published in March reported that the program operated for 48 days, began with 14 students, had 9 remaining when written, and awarded 2½ credits across six classes.
Evidence limits
The December item is an advance announcement, while the March item is a participant account. Together they do not replace official enrollment, attendance, disciplinary, certification, or completion records.
Sources
- Announces a Youth Employment and Training Programs and Charlevoix Public Schools pilot at the lighthouse camp, planned for January 6, 1986, for students seeking to finish high school, earn a GED, or return to school. It describes 48 sessions, 12–15 students at a time, conventional and life-skills classes, computers, outdoor activities, and state and program funding. It is an advance program announcement, not evidence that the school opened, enrolled students, or completed the session. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1985-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page December issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the alternative-school announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-12_Beaver-Beacon
- A student account reports that the program began after a January 6 Youth Employment Program meeting, operated at the lighthouse at Iron Ore Bay for 48 days, began with 14 students and had 9 remaining when written, and awarded 2½ credits across six classes. It reports student expulsions and departures from the participant's perspective, not an official enrollment, disciplinary, attendance, or completion record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1986-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the student account of the lighthouse-school program.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-03_Beaver-Beacon
- A second student account describes the Beaver Head Lighthouse site, its cabins and Fog Signal classroom, six-hour academic days, regular subjects, physical education and winter activities, student-made rules and chores, and the program’s value for earning high-school credits. It is a participant account, not an official site, staffing, enrollment, attendance, or completion record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1986-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seventeen-page April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the second lighthouse-school account.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-04_Beaver-Beacon
- A third student account describes the school’s seven-hour academic day, subjects, computers, winter physical education, cabin rules and chores, YETP-paid travel and room and board, a 48-day term ending February 28, 2.5 credits, and student departures or removals. It is a participant account, not an official enrollment, disciplinary, attendance, funding, or completion record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1986-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nineteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the third lighthouse-school account.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Alternative high-school program operates at Beaver Island’s lighthouse camp, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-alternative-school-announcement-1986/, accessed [date], citing Alternative School Comes to Beaver Island, Beaver Beacon, December 1985. (and 7 further sources listed on the page).
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