- Date
- 1960-09-06
- Kind
- Opening
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Grade and High School
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationcommunitydemography
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island school reopened on September 6, 1960, with 22 pupils in grades 1–4, 25 in grades 5–8, and nine high-school students. Sister Euphrosine and Sister Karen joined as the high-school and grade-school teachers.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper provides enrollment counts and two teacher names but not a full register, staff list, school building record, or attendance method.
Open questions
- Which school, parish, and education records preserve the 1960 roster and staff assignments?
See also
Sources
- Reports school reopening on September 6 with 22 children in grades 1–4, 25 in grades 5–8, and nine high-school students; it names Sister Euphrosine as high-school teacher and Sister Karen as grade-school teacher. It does not provide a complete roster, school building identification, or official enrollment register.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-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 · 1960-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school reopens with 56 grade-school pupils and nine high-school students, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-reopens-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1960, school reopening notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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