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Beaver Island school forms a Youth Council, 1965

Also 1965 Beaver Island Youth Council election

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TypeEvent
Date1965-02-26
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1965-02-26
Kind
Election
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Grade and High School
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
educationcommunitygovernance
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island students formed a Youth Council on February 26, 1965. The March Beaver Beacon lists representatives from first through twelfth grades and reports Edward Wojan as president, Phyllis Gregg as secretary, Bill Gillespie as vice-president, and Roberta Palmer as treasurer.

Evidence and limits

This is a school-news report of formation and officers. It preserves the published roster without creating separate person records from names alone; the issue does not provide minutes, a constitution, or evidence of the Council’s later continuity.

Open questions

  • What were the Council’s purpose, rules, and later projects?
  • Do school records preserve the roster and minutes?

Sources

  1. Reports a Beaver Island Youth Council formed February 26, with one representative from each grade and Edward Wojan, Phyllis Gregg, Bill Gillespie, and Roberta Palmer as president, secretary, vice-president, and treasurer. The OCR has spelling variation in at least one name; the article does not provide minutes, a constitution, or later activity.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-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 · 1965-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school forms a Youth Council, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-youth-council-formed-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1965, “School News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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