Rossville Grade School Update, 1954, Rossville, Kansas
description: GRADE SCHOOL NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1954 FIRST GRADE We were pleased to have so many visitors during American Education Week. The following parents and friends came to visit our room: Mrs. Wm. Farley, Mrs. Bill Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Pardee, Mrs. H.D. Richardson and David, Mr. Frank Dolezilek, Mr. and Mrs. John Simekca, Mrs. Leroy Parr, Mrs. Albert Coleman, Mrs. A.M. Sieck, Mrs. Donic Parr, Mrs. Hope Meade, Mrs. John Foresman, Mrs. C.E. Gresser, Mrs. Oliver Tuller and Dennis, Mrs. Clyde Rogers, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Gene Reding and Doris Jean. Myles Preble and Clyde Parr celebrated their birthdays recently by passing candy bars and balloons to the boys and girls. In art we made them birthday cakes. They also had their pictures taken for their mothers. Jane Parr, Bobby Dolezilek and Carl Farley visited their dentist in St. Marys and have returned their pink dental cards. We are becoming acquainted with spelling by having one easy spelling word a week. We have a Spelling Flight Chart on which our airplanes fly if we receive 100 on our words on Friday. We are happy to say all our airplanes are in the air. After Christmas we will have harder spelling lessons. All of us have finished our second pre-primer. Some of us will finish our third one this week. Larry Wehner told us of his first bus ride to Sabetha to visit his grandparents. His sisters, Helen and June, accompanied him. Steven Pardee, Dale Stiles, Bonnie Tuller, Rudy Bailey and Bobby Dolezilek were absent because of illness this six weeks. The next three weeks will find us very busy getting ready for our Christmas program, for our mothers, making gifts, decorating our room for Christmas and writing our letters to Santa Claus. We all enjoyed our Thanksgiving vacation. Some of us stayed home and had family dinners. Others journeyed quite a distance to spend the day. Aex Sieck was in Council Bluffs, Iowa, visiting his Grandmother and Grandfather Sieck over the holidays. June Murray accompanied her parents and…
creator: Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: December 2, 1954 and December 9, 1954
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Rossville Grade School Update, 1955, Rossville, Kansas
description: January 13, 1955 "Progress of the Grades" Rossville Grade School FIRST GRADE We are happy to be back in school after our nice, long vacation. Most of us stayed home and had lots of fun playing with our toys Santa Claus left us. All of us would like to express our thanks to Mrs. Wehner, Mrs. Parr, Mrs. Foresman and Mrs. Simecka for the lovely refreshments they served after our Christmas Program. We also appreciated the nice attendance at our program. Visitors in our room since our last news are the following: Mrs. Lorraine Bailey, Mrs. Frank Dolezilek, Mrs. Francis Pardee, Mrs. Nadeau and Mr. Simpson. Please come again! Alex Sieck and June Murray have returned their pink dental cards. We are working hard on our letters, sounds and spelling words. We made little Snowmen Books to write our spelling lessons in. Many of us are doing outside reading. Several of us received a set of Alice and Jerry pre-primers for Christmas. We can see much improvement in our reading. Mrs. Ramey showed us three films this week which we enjoyed a lot. We plan to have films every Thursday. Bobby Dolezilek came back to school proudly wearing a new pair of glasses. Alex Sieck spent part of his vacation at his grandparents in Iowa. Our room certainly looks nice. Mr. Dolezilek worked hard during vacation to have it nice and clean for us. We are trying to cooperate and keep it looking that way. Mrs. Shortall, our school nurse, paid us a visit recently. In Art, we have just completed our snowmen and Kansas sunflowers. Rudy Bailey is nicely settled in his new home. SECOND GRADE We were all glad to see each other after our Christmas vacation. Some of us took trips during vacation. Virginia Stach went to California with her family. She told us many interesting things about her trip and brought back olives and fresh dates to treat us on her birthday. Barton Larson went to Lyndon, Rebecca Zeller to Manhattan and Helen Wehner went to Sabetha. The rest of us stayed home and played with our Christmas gift…
creator: Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: January 13, 1955
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Rossville Grade School Update, 1955, Rossville, Kansas
description: Progress of the Grades Rossville Grade School FIRST GRADE We are happy to have Alex Sieck with us again. He told us about the schools in Florida and other interesting little events of his trip. Alex brought Mrs. Ramey some pretty salt and pepper shakes from Jacksonville, Florida. Steven Pardee celebrated his seventh birthday, March 11, by having all the first graders and other little friends as his guests for a party and birthday supper at his home. Everyone reported a wonderful time. Steven received many nice gifts. Steven also treated us to candy bars at school. Carolyn Gresser is the proud owner of a new dog, which she has named Peppy. Since our last news the following visited our room and stayed for lunch: Mrs. Leroy Parr and Janice, Mrs. Raymond Royal and children, Mrs. Joe Reding, Mrs. John Simecka and Gary. Many of us are now checking out library books for our supplementary reading. We were really surprised and pleased to find that we could read so many of them. Junie Murray enjoyed eating Sunday dinner at the Senate Cafeteria in Topeka. We are working hard on our Assembly Play, which we will give in April. You will be hearing more about it. Carl Farley's cousin, Sonnie Kovar, visited our room. Sonnie is a first grader at Quincy School in Topeka. Jane Parr and Rudy Bailey were among the many Rossville fans at the Grade School Tournament. We were pleasantly surprised to have Junie Murray's mother and Rudy Bailey's mother come for a visit last week. Steven Pardee's mother was also our guest. Several of us have been enjoying roller skating at the St. Marys Skating Rink. Bobby Dolezilek, Johnnie Simecka and Larry Wehner were recent skaters there. SECOND GRADE Signs of Spring decorate our walls and bulletin boards. This is a month of many birthdays for us. Connie Bahner, Sandra Heiland, Amy Jones, Charles Meade and Diane Cowan are all eight years old now. Sandra Heiland invited the girls in her class to a birthday party last Thursday after school. It is also new s…
creator: Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: March 17, 1955
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Rossville Grade School Update, 1955, Rossville, Kansas
description: Thursday, March 24, 1955 Progress of the Grades Rossville Grade School FIFTH GRADE The fifth grade have been making product maps for the Middle Atlantic States and the Central States. We will finish our Reader Text tomorrow then we will take Supplementary Readers and History. Marie Stiles has nearly completed the Bobbs Merrill Reading Circle Library Books, a series of twenty-nine books, this term. Carol Tuller has read all the Bobbsey Twins Series in our Library and others to make a total of twenty-eight books. Linda Kelsey has read thirty-seven books from our School Library. Judy Fauerbach has read 12 books, Judy Huston has read 15 books, Buddy Mogus has read 17 books, Joan Dolezilek has read 25 books, and Sharon Viergever has read 16 books. The nice weather last week created the fever for Softball. Miss Duncan of Lyman School visited in our school last week. Several of our music pupils in chorus work are doing some very nice two part singing in their class. Our Spelling 100% Club is climbing. Carol Tuller was in Topeka last week to have her eyes tested. SIXTH GRADE The sixth grade has played sides in softball on the days they could go outside. Gene and Dean Davis were captains one week and James Stadler and J.W. Adams were captains this past week. Our class figured the Arithmetic involved in the building of a swimming pool made in a series of eleven problems. We have made picture graphs and bar graphs. We used water colors in our art period this last week. Our bulletin board is decorated with water colors and Easter eggs and bunnies. Curtis Berkey went to Kansas City on Sunday. Katherine and Kenneth Porter went back to Iowa over the week end. Those having 100% in spelling for this six weeks are: Dean Davis, Don Rogers, Katherine Porter, Gene Davis, Bills Foresman, Dorothy Jacobson, Sally Nadeau and Joleen Parr. Timothy Lynde had a birthday on Saturday. Charlotte Decker has her writing displayed on our good work board along with Jane Zickefoose. We have asked the s…
creator: Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: March 24, 1955
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Rossville Grade School Update, 1955, Rossville, Kansas
description: Thursday, May 19, 1955 Progress of the Grades Rossville Grade School FIRST GRADE NEWS The last six weeks of school found many of us celebrating birthdays. Allen Jackson invited the first graders to a birthday party in the Rossville Park. Delicious refreshments of ice cream and cup cakes were served. Allen's mother was assisted by Mrs. Francis Pardee. Carl Farley treated us to ice cream sandwiches and passed out balloons to celebrate his birthday. Carolyn Gresser passed out candy bars in observance of her birthday which is this summer. Alex Sieck gave us a very nice surprise by passing out prettily decorated cup cakes and party hats Monday. Junie Murray celebrated her August birthday with the class Tuesday by passing out cup cakes. Jane Parr had the following girls as her overnight guests Friday evening: Carolyn Gresser, Bonnie Tuller, Junie Murray, Susan Nadeau, and Kathleen Becker. They all reported a wonderful time. During this last six weeks of school, we have had a reading class of library books along with our regular reading groups. Jane Parr, Carolyn Gresser and Steven Pardee tied for first place in reading the most books, 22 in all. The following boys and girls will receive awards for prompt and regular attendance: Rudy Bailey, Bobbie Dolezilek, Carl Farley, Allen Jackson, Junie Murray, Jane Parr, Myles Preble, Laird Reding, and Johnnie Simecka. Visitors in our room since our last news are Mrs. John Foresman, Mrs. Royal, Marilyn and Linda, Mrs. Joe Gresser and Catherine, Mrs. Bill Murray, Mrs. Wm. Farley, Mrs. F.E. Pardee, Mrs. Albert Sieck, Mrs. John Simecka and Gary, Miss Katheryn Vandahl, Rosie Stadler, Ronnie Davis, Bennie Mogus, Evan Jones and David Richardson. Reading Awards will be presented to the following boys and girls: Rudy Bailey, Bobbie Dolezilek, Tom Foresman, Carl Farley, Carolyn Gresser, Allen Jacobson, Susan Nadeau, Jane Parr, Myles Preble, Bonnie Tuller, Johnnie Simecka, and Steven Pardee. We have nine boys and girls in our room who have ne…
creator: Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: May 19, 1955
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identifier: RCL0290a RCL0290b RCL0290c

Rossville Grade School Update, 1955, Rossville, Kansas
description: Thursday, October 6, 1955 Progress of the Grades Rossville Grade School Grade 5 The Fifth Grade has many interesting Science Specimens. Dale Dannefer brought a praying mantis for us to see. A sample of “Fool’s Gold” was brought by Carol Adams. Michael Gresser has a sac nest which he and Davi Jones cut open. It proved to hold many baby spiders. Richard VanVleck brought a large spider and petrified clam. The spider proved to be a “Bird Spider”. Collections of rocks, shells and petrified wood were brought by Carla Rasch, Anna Ent, Jerry Giles and Virginia Rezac. Pamela Berkey has returned from a vacation trip to New Orleans. She brought back samples of sugar cane, cotton and rice stalks with her. She told about her trip and showed pictures of many interesting places she saw. We are glad she is back. Jimmy Stadler of the 7th grade loaned us a large piece of mica he found in Colorado. Grade 6 The sixth grade elected Charles Harth as citizen of the month for September. We will choose a new citizen for every month. Our choice is made on leadership, conduct and scholarship. We had a Mexican Fair October 5. All of the plans for the event were made by the boys and girls. In the room, we arranged displays of many different things that were made in Mexico. Several of the children painted pictures of life in Mexico for the bulletin board. Others arranged a miniature Mexican farm scene. After the other grades visited the Fair, we played typical Mexican games and sang Mexican songs. Grade 7 New students in the seventh grade September 6th were Florence Felps and Arletta Sage. Florence came to Rossville from Jackson county; Arletta from Dover; a third new student was Carol Lumley from Iowa who enrolled September 20th. She is returning with her family to Iowa. Those who have full attendance for September are: Dean David, Gene Davis, Charlotte Decker, Florence Felps, Bill Foresman, Dorothy Jacobson, Gary Klingenberg, Timmy Lynde, Wayne Miller, Sally Nadeau, Katherine Porter, Kenneth P…
creator: Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: October 6, 1955
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Rossville Grade School Update, 1955, Rossville, Kansas
description: Thursday, December 8, 1955 Progress of the grades The Rossville Grade school has started a Pep Club for boys and girls of the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Mrs. Catt is our sponsor. We have elected officers, who are: Nida Mogus, President; Charlotte Decker, Vice-President; Jane Zickefoose, Secretary; Sharon Viergever, Treasurer, and a reporter from each room – Josephine Rosencutter from the eighth, Arleeta Sage from the seventh, and Judy Huston from the sixth grade. We have 32 members and four cheerleaders who are Janet Harth, Sharon Reser, Carol Rafferty, and Diane Swenson. The members are: Nida Mogus, Jane Zickefoose, Norma Klingenberg, Florence Felps, Arleeta Sage, Charlotte Decker, Judy Huston, Marie Stiles, Mary Besta, Sharon Viergever, Janet Hause, Wanda Harmon, Lynda Allen, Dorothy Jacobon, Sally Nadeau, Joleen Parr, Katherine Porter, Carol Tuller, Linda Kelsey, Judy Fauerbach, Charlene Perry, Mary Smith, Janet Kurtz, Josephine Rosencutter, Laura Stiles, Sharon Davis, Zora Wade, Joyce Swenson, Joan Dolezilek, Buddy Mogus, Larry Kurtz, John Vanderblomen, and James Wamego. We have ordered R’s and hats. The hats are going to be two colors. Our cheerleaders have blue corduroy farmerettes and gold cotton baby doll blouses with white collard. Their gold R’s, for Rossville, will go on the bib of the farmerette. Thank you, Mrs. Catt, for helping us. FIRST GRADE NEWS Those having perfect attendance for the second six weeks were Daniel Avers, Linda Bush, Mary Ent, Audery Felps, Laurel Gee, Evan Jones, Wayne Macha, Anthony Martin, Sharon Mayer, Diana Mitchell, Benjamin Mogus, Linda Parks, David Richardson, Cheryl Robinson, Linda Royal, Benjamin Stach, Rosie Stadler, Ronald Starkey, Gary Myers, Jerryl Lauber, and Cynthia Ingram. Bonnie Fauerbach, Gary Myers, and Sharon Mayer have birthdays this month. We welcome Cynthia Ingram into the first grade class. Christine McBurney has returned from Idaho so our enrollment now is 25. Visitors in our room since our last repor…
creator: Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: December 8, 1955
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Rossville Grade School, 1969, Rossville, Kansas
description: Two unidentified ladies stand outside the Rossville Grade School located on East Pottawatomie Street in Rossville, Kansas, on September 5, 1969.
creator: Unknown
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: 1969
rights: Public domain due to copyright expiration
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Rossville Grade School, Rossville, Kansas
description: Rossville Grade School is located on East Pottawatomie Street in Rossville, Kansas.
creator: Unknown
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: ca. 1953-1970
rights: Public domain due to copyright expiration
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Rossville High School
description: Photographs of the Rossville High School on East Pottawatomie Street around 1913-1936.
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: 1913-1936
rights: Public domain due to copyright expiration.
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