AUGUST *. lt?S - PLAINDEALEB CENTENNIAL EDITION-PAGE 8 .«.« • «2 (Continued from page 7) In the fall of 1970, the voters of District 12 passed a $1,(MK),0()() hond issue to provide an or derly five-year building program to provide classroom and administration space for the district. In addition, a 25 cent educational rate increase and a 5 cent building fund in crease were passed. Elmer Pflug was board president at this time. In May of 1971, con struction began on an addition to the Ringwood school. The equivalent of five classrooms was added in an open space area. By September of 1971, only 110 days after ground breaking, the addition was ready for use. In October of 1971 James C. Bush, superintendent since 1959, died following a long illness resulting from an automobile accident. Everyone connected with the school district and the community were saddened by his death. In February of 1972 the ad ministration of the district was reorganized. Duane Andreas was named superintendent, James VanBosch was named principal of the junior high; Harold May, principal of the Bush elementary and Ringwood schools; and Michael DeWolfe, director of Pupil Personnel Services. On June 8, 1972 Mrs. James C. Bush was presented with a resolution renaming Johnsburg RINGWOOD SCHOOL Ringwood elementary school the James C. Bush Elementary school. August of 1972 saw the completion on an addition to the junior high school. The addition included the equivalent of eight and one-half classrooms in an open space area, as well as a beautnul gymnasium, showers, two special education rooms and an art room. In December of 1972, ground breaking was accomplished for the new middle school built to accommodate fourth and fifth grades in an open-space set ting. The classroom areas were completed in September of 1973, and the administration offices for the district were completed in November of 1973. Upon the opening of the middle school, Scott Seaborn was named intern principal, and in 1974 he was named full prin cipal of this building. In June of 1973 Duane An dreas, superintendent of the district, was awarded his doctorate degree in education by Northern Illinois university. On July 4, 1974, a new ad ministrative position was opened in the district when Ken Falkinham was employed by the board of education as business manager. The school year 1974-75 saw the formation of a study committee to determine the feasibility of forming a K-12 unit district within the boun daries of District 12. Mem bership, consisting of in terested citizens of the com munity, was divided into five sub-committees for the purpose of collecting and analyzing data which was pertinent to the study. The Johnsburg Unit Feasibility Study committee was chaired by Charles Boak, and Mrs. Bobbie Hart served as secretary. The sub-committees were as follows: 1-State and Legal Aspects committee, Harry May, chairman. 2-Fiance committee, Dr. Robert E. Stanell, chairman. 3-Educational Programs committee, Don Wolf and Gerald Sobiesk, co-chairmen. 4-Enrollment Trends com mittee, William Huemann, chairman. 5-Facilities and Tran sportation committee, James William, chairman. In March of 1975 the Feasibility Study committee published its report, which was a compilation of all sub committee reports. A "Com mittee of Ten" petitioned for the organization of a com munity unit school district to Richard L. Tazewell, superintendnet, Educational Service region, McHenry county. The ten petitioners were Charles Boak, James Preston, Mrs. Robert Stanell, Bobbie Hart, William Huemann, John Clark, Thomas Cahill, Berne Clary, William (Mike) Davis and Gerald Sobiesk. A hearing on this petition was held at the McHenry county courthouse May 7. It was called to allow both favorable and negative comments on the proposal. On May 29, 1975, Richard L. Tazewell acted favorably on the petition and so informed District No. 12. The next step calls for the record of this hearing to be sent to the office of Joseph Cronin, state superintendent of schools, for a determination at the state level. At the time of this writing, the decision of the DR. DUANE ANDREAS Superintendent District 12 HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY McHENRY PLAINDEALER 1875 - 1975 and CONGRATULATIONS on your Excellent Newspaper §§§&*? Sure, it's idealistic. \ * It's also practical. For how can a people govern themselves if they don't know what's going on? Freedom^of speech is a mockery unless you know what you're talking about. Your own personal freedom , depends on freedom of information. That's why a free and fearless press is one of our Constitutional rights. The Entire Staff of THE HARVARD HERALD -- EST. 1887-- 201 S. Ayer 943-4411 Harvard, III. state is being awaited. Ap proval at the state level will allow the county superin tendent to call for an election to be held within the boundaries of District 12. Voters at that time will express themselves on two questions: <1 > The formation of a unit district, and (2) authorizing the issuance of $3,033,600 in school building bonds for the purpose of building and equipping a senior high School building, to pur chase a site for this building, and to make improvemnts on the site. Both questions require a favorable vote for the district to be formed. The story of Johnsburg District 12 has been one of steady growth and progress. Enrollment figures since 1953, when vthirty five students at tended the Johnsburg elementary school, until today when there are 1,344 students attending district schools, demonstrate this growth. Progress in educational programs has been evident as well. The State Department of Education, in its summary . report of4 their visit to the district in October. 1970, stated in part that "...the community, school board, administration, and teaching staff are to be commended for the excellence of the system.V Special mention should be made of an organization which has done much for the benefit of the Johnsburg school district; The Johnsburg P.T O. has a fine record of service to the c o m m u n i t y . T h i s organization's concern for the welfare of the children of the district is commendable. Past presidents of the Johnsburg Parent-Teacher Organization are George Hanson. Connie Marshall, Lillian Basslor, Olga Lishamer, Marge Moreth, Lorraine Huckes, Audrey Zetterberg, Jerry Janquart, Walter Harbecke, Leroy Marshall, James Long, George Perrewe, ̂ Richard Morley, William Barth, William Neumann. Charles Boak, John Clark. Dewey Lytic and Berne Clary. No history of the school district could be complete without special-mention of the board of education. Members since 1938 include the following in chronological order ac cording to the date they were elected and-or appointed: Henry W. Hettermann, 1938- 1946: Peter F. Freund, 1938- 1951; James G. Fleamann, 1947; Joseph G. Huemann. 1948- 1955 and 1960-1966; Edwin Hettermann, 1948-1956; Michael Schaefer, 1952-1959; Francis Schmitt, 1955-1957; Joseph Frett, 1955-1956; John Weingart, 1955-57; Elmer Meyers, 1955; Albert Albrecht, 1956-1967; W.T. Peterson, 1956- 1967; Albert Adams, 1957-1962; Richard Marshall, 1958-1969; Robert L Hurckes, 1958-1966 and 1973-75: Edward Thoren, 1958-1964; .lames Long, 1963- 1970; Raymond Novotny, 1965- 1966; Richard Morlev, 1967- 1972; Phil Wieck, 1967-1972; Jerome, Olsen, 1967-1971; Elmer Pflug, 1968-1975; Stevan , Pet rov. 1968-1975; Vincent Tonvan. 1969-1971; Charles Hiller. 1970; Thomas Oeffling, 1971; Charles Boak, 1*972-1975; Bobbie Hart. 1972-1975; Bar bara Stanell. 1972-75; James Preston. 1973-75. Dr. Duane D. Andreas, superintendent, and James VanBosch. principal of Johnsburg Junior high, have both been With the Johnsburg School District 12 system more than fifteen years. Teachers having taught more than fifteen years are Catherine Evans, Ferol Tomlinson, Doris Clinansmith and Marilfh Truckenbrod. Teachers having taught ten to fourteen years are Mary Rose, Edna Robel, Mary Sigworth, Grace Vyduna and Mabel Weber. v, Other employees with long time service are Lucille Kesser, more than fifteen years; and Clem Freund, ten to fourteen years. mms?:- A Wm*~ y ST. JOHN'S SCHOOL Johnsburg First Catholic School Founded In Johnsburg The first Catholic school in McHenry county was founded in Johnsburg at St. John the Baptist parish. The first church, which the settlers had made of logs in about 1843, was also used as the school. One lay teacher, Henry Thelen, taught in this school. A second school was built in 1866 by the Rev. Clement Venn. This little one-room school came to be known as the District school. Lay teachers were in charge of teaching until 1901. At that time, because of the increased population, a larger school building was constructed. The new sch'- >1 was built directly behind the district school. One the second level was a spacious parish hall. 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