Name: Beaver Island School holds kite contest and attends Senior Government Day, 1965
Start: 1965-04-02
End: 1965-04-06
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 1965-04-02 – 1965-04-06
Kind: Education
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Grade and High School
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island School held a kite contest on April 2, 1965, for grades 5 through 8. The Beaver Beacon reports awards for Robert Kenwabikise, Tony Connaghan, and Gale Dillingham. Seniors Pauline Kenwabikise and Edward Wojan attended Senior Government Day at Charlevoix High School on April 6.

Evidence and limits

This is a school-news report, not a complete contest roster, scoring record, or official attendance register.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April 1965, “School News.”
Reports grades 5–8 holding a kite contest on April 2 before Father Wren’s Rectory, with Robert Kenwabikise, Tony Connaghan, and Gale Dillingham receiving or sharing awards, and Pauline Kenwabikise and Edward Wojan attending Senior Government Day at Charlevoix High School on April 6. It does not provide a full contest roster, scoring record, or school attendance register.
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Beaver Beacon, April 1965, held issue PDF, source scan.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island School holds kite contest and attends Senior Government Day, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-spring-programs-april-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1965, “School News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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