- Date
- 1991-04-11
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationcelebrationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On April 11, 1991, Beaver Island teachers, students, school-board members, and community members held a school farewell for retiring principal Kitty McNamara after twelve years of service.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper account of the celebration, not a school personnel file or complete transcript of every tribute.
Sources
- Reports the April 11 school celebration for retiring principal Kitty McNamara, including student songs, poems and tributes, school-board and community remarks, letters from Intermediate School District officials, a photo collage, and McNamara’s response thanking the school community after twelve years of service. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1991-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twenty-two-page issue scan confirms the completed farewell report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1991-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community honors Kitty McNamara at school farewell, 1991”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/kitty-mcnamara-school-celebration-1991-outcome/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1991, “COMMUNITY SAYS THANKS AND GOODBYE.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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