- Date
- 1969-09-02
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Grade and High School
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationreligioncommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island’s school opened on September 2, 1969, with Sister Rita as principal. The Beacon lists Sisters Roberta, Suzanna, Agatha Artman, and Cletus Brow in teaching or cooking roles.
Evidence and limits
This record preserves the staffing notice. It does not provide enrollment, grade assignments in full, or the school calendar.
Open questions
- What was the 1969–70 enrollment and grade-by-grade staffing?
Sources
- Reports the September 2 opening, Sister Rita as principal, Sisters Roberta and Suzanna teaching, Sister Agatha Artman teaching high school, and Sister Cletus Brow as cook.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-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 · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school opens with Dominican Sisters faculty, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-opening-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1969, “School News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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