Summary
Beaver Island Community School opened for a full-day session on September 7, 1971, with 68 pupils. The August–September Beaver Beacon divides enrollment into 18 pupils in grades 1–4, 23 in grades 5–8, and 27 in grades 9–12.
1971 roster
The notice names Sister Marie Ida Obej as a new teacher for grades 5–8 and lists Sister Agatha Artman, Rev. Herbert Graf, Sister Margaret Spellman, and Sister Rita Wenzlick as returning faculty. It lists Philip Gregg as president of the school board, Madonna McCafferty as secretary, Marion Martin as treasurer, and Rita Gillespie, Grace Nackerman, Edna (Skip) McDonough, and Russell Green as trustees.
Evidence and limits
This record preserves a dated enrollment and administrative snapshot. It does not turn every roster name into a resolved person record, establish the school building, or infer the faculty’s complete employment terms or the board’s legal authority.
See also
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, August–September 1971, “For Immediate Release” and “School Board.”Reports a full-day September 7 opening with 68 pupils—18 in grades 1–4, 23 in grades 5–8, and 27 in grades 9–12—names Sister Marie Ida Obej as the new faculty member, lists the returning faculty, and gives the school-board roster; it does not provide minutes, contracts, or a complete school-building history.