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Beaver Island Community School opening and 1971 roster

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TypeEvent
Date1971-09-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1971-09-07
Kind
Opening
Eras
Modern era
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educationcatholicismcommunityheritage
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Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island Community School opened for a full-day session on September 7, 1971, with 68 pupils. The August–September Beaver Beacon divides enrollment into 18 pupils in grades 1–4, 23 in grades 5–8, and 27 in grades 9–12.

1971 roster

The notice names Sister Marie Ida Obej as a new teacher for grades 5–8 and lists Sister Agatha Artman, Rev. Herbert Graf, Sister Margaret Spellman, and Sister Rita Wenzlick as returning faculty. It lists Philip Gregg as president of the school board, Madonna McCafferty as secretary, Marion Martin as treasurer, and Rita Gillespie, Grace Nackerman, Edna (Skip) McDonough, and Russell Green as trustees.

Evidence and limits

This record preserves a dated enrollment and administrative snapshot. It does not turn every roster name into a resolved person record, establish the school building, or infer the faculty’s complete employment terms or the board’s legal authority.

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Sources

  1. Reports a full-day September 7 opening with 68 pupils—18 in grades 1–4, 23 in grades 5–8, and 27 in grades 9–12—names Sister Marie Ida Obej as the new faculty member, lists the returning faculty, and gives the school-board roster; it does not provide minutes, contracts, or a complete school-building history.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community School opening and 1971 roster”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-community-school-opening-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August–September 1971, “For Immediate Release” and “School Board.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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