When was benton harbor high school built

Organized July 15, Built circa closed mid 's when Chikaming school opened. As was Harbert so was the school name. Named after a Chicago Attorney, Mr. William Harbert who owned about acres in the area. When the new Harbert school was built. Friends attended school before consolidation of River Valley School system. Coloma City in Watervliet twp. Galien Township founded in School existed in - Ceased operating - Hagar Township founded in Hagar School No. Oldest school in Hagar James Bunday built the building abt and was later used as a school house - log cabin originally in - burned in and replaced with a framed structure.

Log school; In existance in Lake Township founded in - taken from Oronoko. Stewart Old Stewart School. New Buffalo Township - taken from Niles first schoolhouse built in Electric Light.

A red brick Schoolhouse built in for Colored children. It was closed after 3 years and reopened in as an integrated school. Two teachers at that time were Carrie E. Toan and Anna B. Also Claudine A. Rahn and Katherine McLellan. Oronoko Township founded A Great site - Michigan Schools. Original school - Constructed before circa - School replace shanty in Closed in the 's. Bacon school built in and originally located on the Bacon farm.

Joseph urban. Sodus Township area established taken from taken from Pipestone. Joseph Village grew into a City. Note, in the 's there was more than one log building erected that school was taught in until other buildings were constructed to replace them. School under St. Joseph twp in Constructed around to Served as a church for the Methodist Congregation. School commenced circa with Nicholas Miller building it and was named after the Witheral family, but not built on their land.

School moved in to its persent location of Stevensville incorporated in lies within Lincoln Township. Lavinia Kamrad? Three Oaks Township - established School discontiued in Established abt.

Cherry aka Spring Creek School. Built of cherry wood in Located across the road from Spring Lake School. Circa to Newer school built and then added to in and High School building built in - Its high school burned January 3, Newer school built in and additions made in subsequent years.

Spring Creek named after the community that was the predessor of Three Oaks. Two miles South of Three Oaks. Founded in Student were sent to consolidated schools of Galien and New Troy at the time of its closing.

School was in use until about and building sold in September of This was the 3rd building since 's that was erected for the school. The Stoner family sold original 1 acre of land school sat on. No longer standing Ref: Michigan Schools. Ref: Newspaper 15 May - also 1st school built in replaced by red brick school - original land donated by Arthur Clymer. Web Source. Opened about to Charles Bostwick started the school and then sold it. Later it was turned into a tavern by Moses Sargent. Tavern named "The Osgood House.

School Name. Corner of Territorial Rd. Two Room Red Brick school built circa and school was closed in Bainbridge district was split into the Coloma and Watervliet districts. Wilna Schaus Mrs. Francis Holmes Dean Foster. Original school built circa moved back to make room for new school in Joseph in - the last year of school.

Burg AKA Berg. Miss Mira Olds taught there in Center AKA Centre. Later to be considered part of Benton Twp. Penn Yan Photo circa George Wright and sister Caroline were early teachers in this school.

Britain Avenue. Colfax Avenue and Napier Avenue. School history sought Mr. Jennings was principal for several years circa Corner of Benton Center Rd. Two-room school In existence in Principal Glenn A. On Pipestone Road near Napier Ave. Stanley School. End of Kerlikowske Rd. Ruth Purdy - 's. Consolidated with Eau Claire about North end of Pucker Street.

Newspaper mention. National No. Newspaper Est. Existed in -. One of the teachers was a Miss Preston in Joseph Valley. Bertrand Township founded - taken from Niles twp. Ted Seikman was reelected as treasurer of Bakertown school board in Several newspapers.

Clear Lake area, near Buchanan. Began around Various sources. Corner of Garr and Glendora Roads. Coveney Coveny. North East corner of Coveney Rd. Glendora Rd. Web Source Organized March 1, Originally known as Sherwood School. See Miller School. Web Source - Organized March 2, Chikaming Township established taken from New Buffalo.

Browntown Road. Lucille Arend, Miss Weller, Mrs. Gladys Newmiller was the music teacher. School Closed when Chikaming School opened. Teachers at the begining were: Elmer Dykeman, Mrs. Janet Ham, Mrs. Louise Randall, Mrs. Gardia Ford, Mrs. Lucille Arend, Mrs. Josephine Brumley, Mrs. Annie Miller, Mrs. Ruth Foss, Mrs. Fay Krueger and Gladys Newmller. In existance before Edmund Glavin owned original property school was placed on. Was also used for church services.

Was then moved to location and would take on new name of Harbert School. Greenbush building was moved across the tracks from Harbert school and was turned into a Harbert Community Church about By Railroad tracks in Harbert. George N. Otwell circa also taught school at Three Oaks Mrs.

In the early 's, Justice Cooley of the Supreme Court of Michiagn, handed down a decision stating that high school education was elementary education and should be supported by taxes. A city resolution provided for the establishment of Benton Harbor High School in The first location of Central School, which included the elemenary and high school grades, was on Pipestone St, near Broadway.

In the early years, Benton Harbor High School was a college preparatory school. The first class to graduate was in , with six members. In the first twenty year period from to the total graduated students numbered From to the total was , an increase of In the period to , 2, graduatd, an increase of 1, Between and , 3, have graduated, an increse of 1, In , the high school was moved into a new building, three blaocks from Central School on Broadway Street.

A few years later, damage caused by fire forced students to set up school in the Saltzman Hotel. The kitchen became a chemistryt lab and partitions divided the larger rooms into classrooms. In , students moved into the present building on Colfax Avenue. Throughout the years Benton Harbor has attained a high scholastic record. An average of twenty percent of her graduates go on to schools of higher education In , Benton Harbor High School was given an award for the high scholastic records of its students at the University of Michigan.

We were the first "Class A" school to receive this honor.