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Beaver Island School winter faculty changes, 1978

Also January 1978 Beaver Beacon School News

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Dates1977-11 – 1978-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1977-11 – 1978-01
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Summary

The January 1978 Beaver Beacon reports several Beaver Island School staffing changes: temporary coverage by Ellie and Dr. Matthew Hohn, Mary Ann Omar’s teaching appointment for grades five through eight, Sister Agatha’s transfer, and Terri Bussey’s arrival with her son.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper staffing report, not a complete school roster or personnel, contract, credential, or medical record.

Sources

  1. Reports Sister Marie Thomas’s departure for medical reasons, Ellie and Dr. Matthew Hohn’s temporary teaching work, Mary Ann Omar’s assumption of fifth- through eighth-grade duties, Sister Agatha’s transfer to Grand Rapids, and Terri Bussey’s arrival with her son Simmon. It is a newspaper staffing notice, not a personnel file, contract, credential record, or complete school roster. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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  2. The held nine-page January issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the staffing notices.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island School winter faculty changes, 1978”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-faculty-changes-winter-1978/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1978, “School News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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