- Date
- 1972-09-05
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Grade and High School
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationcommunitygovernance
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island Community School opened its 1972–1973 school year on September 5. The Beaver Beacon reported 37 elementary students, 29 high-school students, and an eight-student senior class. It named Sister Rita Wenzlick as principal and high-school teacher, Sister Agatha Arman as a high-school teacher, Sister Mary Jane Halsey for grades 5–8, and Sister Catherine Anderson for grades 1–4.
Evidence and limits
The enrollment and faculty details are newspaper reporting. The issue does not provide a school register, contracts, complete staffing history, or independent verification of the counts.
Sources
- Reports 37 elementary pupils, 29 high-school pupils, an eight-student senior class, and four faculty members for the 1972–1973 opening; it does not provide a registrar, complete personnel file, or attendance register.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1972-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community School opens for 1972–1973, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-community-school-opening-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1972, “School News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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