- Date
- 1970-09-02
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Grade and High School
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationreligioncommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island’s school opened on September 2, 1970, with 63 students in twelve grades. Sister Rita Wenzlick served as principal, Sister Agatha Artman taught high school, and Sisters Margaret Spellman and Pamela Morse joined the faculty.
Evidence and limits
The Beacon provides the enrollment and staffing summary but not a complete grade-by-grade roster or school-board record.
Open questions
- What were the grade-level enrollments and full faculty assignments?
Sources
- Reports 63 students in twelve grades, Sister Rita Wenzlick as principal, Sister Agatha Artman teaching high school, and new faculty Sisters Margaret Spellman and Pamela Morse.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-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 · 1970-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school opens with 63 students and new Dominican Sisters faculty, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-opening-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1970, “Back to School.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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