OLD SCHOOL OF THE DAY
Lynchburg Old School Park
310 Pearl St.
Lynchburg, OH 45142
Lynchburg Old School Park is located at Pearl and Sycamore Sts. in Lynchburg, OH. Lynchburg is a village in Clinton and Highland counties in the state of Ohio. The village was platted in 1830, and named after Lynchburg, Virginia, the birthplace of a first settler. Old School Park, which is situated on the site of an old school building, features a playground and ball diamonds.
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Walbridge Elementary School
200 E. Union St.
Walbridge, OH
The Village of Walbridge, OH, is part of the Lake Local School District, which includes Lake Elementary School, Lake Middle School, and Lake High School. On May 9, 2012, the local VFW honor guard members Clark Chafin and Air Force chaplain Scott Goeckerman lowered the flag during a farewell ceremony at Walbridge Elementary School. Walbridge Elementary School used to be a high school, which is still evident on Entrance 3 of the building. The former school had been in the news off and on over the last few years. James and Christian Kolasinski bought it from the Lake Board of Education in November 2012 for $31,900. A rezoning request for the former school building, filed by the Kolasinskis, was denied by council in June 2014. The commercial-3 status that had been sought allows a wide variety of uses, including a bar-grill, bowling alley, antiques store, doughnut store, miniature golf, pet store, photo studio or motel. The Kolasinskis wanted the zoning changed from residential R1-4 to commercial-3, for the proposed use of an event hall.
In August 2014, a non-profit group that provides resources to churches and charities was forced to leave when it couldn’t provide the correct paperwork. EnPuzzlement had used the ground floor of the former school to store up to one million pounds of resources. According to the Wood County Auditor’s website, the Antioch World Mission Church purchased the Walbridge property at 200 E. Union St., which hadn’t been in use for five years, in July of 2015 from the Kolasinskis for $160,000. The former elementary school got new life by being turned into a church, with gathering space and day care, by Henry Park, founder of the Antioch World Mission Church. One night when living in Little Rock, Arkansas Park, who came to the United States from Korea in 1978 and became a minister in 1997, was scouring the web for a new church location when he saw the former Walbridge school. An impromptu tour of the building shows some dramatic transformations. The highlight is the former gymnasium, which is brightly lit, with white paint and tile. Two murals, using recycled items including an old school clock, pallets and fluorescent lights, hang on each side of a spacious room. The auditorium seating remains. Light laminate flooring has been laid in the annex halls, which have been painted salmon.
(This is just one reason why we chose to homeschool. WSW)
When Schools Declare War on Parents:
Wisconsin Parents Sue To Keep Schools From Hiding Their Kids’ Gender Dysphoria
by Joy Pullmann, February 26, 2020
[Note: There was a time when parents were confident that their local schools were looking out for the best interests of their children. Parents and school officials were on the same team in their desire for the best possible education for their students. What used to be a positive partnership, however, is quickly changing. Sure, Joy Pullmann is describing school policies in Madison, Wisconsin, but more conservative communities are not immune. “Don’t tell the parents” is the new motto for educational systems that want to focus on everything but education, to the detriment of students and their families. Parents must investigate their own districts’ policies. Reprinted with permission. Pat Daugherty, Ed.D.]
Wisconsin’s second-largest school district so far won’t back off a policy of keeping minor students’ transgender experimentation secret from their parents despite a new lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Students in classroomA group of parents represented by Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty sued after the Madison Metropolitan School District refused to alter its policy of concealing childrens’ transgender behavior and related medical records from parents, no matter how young the child is. The district oversees children as young as preschoolers, and teaches gender identity politics to all ages, which research suggests may contribute to children identifying as transgender.
Among other things, the district’s policy at the heart of the lawsuit states: “School staff shall not disclose any information that may reveal a student’s gender identity to others, including parents or guardians and other school staff, unless legally required to do so or unless the student has authorized such disclosure.” It also says school staff will “discuss with the student contingency plans in the event that their privacy is compromised.”
Read more:
https://eagleforum.org/publications/insights/when-schools-declare-war-on-parents.html
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(Note: Our local library is great, but as homeschoolers often patronize libraries extensively, you may want to keep an eye open depending on where you live. WSW)
Lies: Drag queen readers not screened for ‘story hour’
Charlie Butts, Billy Davis (OneNewsNow.com), Thursday, February 27, 2020
Busted: That’s the claim from a watchdog group about public officials who are accused of lying to the public about running a background check on drag queens who read to children at a California public library.
Chula Vista joined numerous other cities last September when it allowed – and celebrated – men dressing in drag and reading to little children at the city’s public library.
Mirroring the scene at other readings, conservative groups such as MassResistance showed up to protest while others supported and attended the pro-LGBT event in the name of tolerance and diversity.
Read more:
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2020/02/27/lies-drag-queen-readers-not-screened-for-story-hour
OLD SCHOOL OF THE DAY
Armour Institute
3300 S. Federal St.
Chicago, IL 60616
Amid the many modernist steel-and-glass buildings on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology stands a red brick Victorian that occupies nearly an entire block. The Armour Institute building at 3300 S. Federal St. stands out from the other boxy, industrial-style buildings on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. It was built in 1893 to house one of IIT’s predecessors: the Armour Institute of Technology. IIT was created in 1940 when the Armour Institute merged with the Lewis Institute, a West Side school. Students attended classes in the Armour building until it closed in the early 2000s. IIT sold it in 2017 and now a development group plans to gut the inside and turn the Chicago landmark into an apartment building. The most impressive detail may be the Tiffany stained-glass windows which illuminate a wrought iron staircase in a building still filled with hints of its history. The center window depicts a toga-clad hero among funeral lilies. The windows are a tribute to Philip Armour Jr. whose father, super-wealthy meatpacker Philip Armour, donated one million dollars to help found the Armour Institute. Ghian Foreman, a developer working on the building, said the windows and staircases will be preserved in the rehab.
Congregationalist minister Frank Wakeley Gunsaulus, the first president of the Armour Institute, is memorialized in the lobby with a bronze plaque. It was Gunsaulus who inspired Philip Armour Sr. to make the donation to found the Armour Institute. In a sermon in 1890, Gunsaulus said that with a million dollars he could build a school that would teach people the knowledge and skills they would need in the rapidly growing industrial economy. Philip Armour Sr. happened to be in the audience and approached Gunsaulus with an offer to fund his plan. The fact that engineers and architects studied here is evident in the abandoned classrooms. Leftover student drawings scatter the rooms. Chalkboards are filled with notes from former IIT students. The attic was once home to the Illinois Tech Model Railroaders, a club that met from 7 to 11 p.m. on Fridays, according to a sign on the door. A series of fires damaged the Armour building over the years, including a 1950 fire that wrought significant structural damage on the south end of the building, according to the developer Foreman.
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Salmonia School
5809 E. North St.
Salmonia, IN 47381
Salamonia is a town in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana. The population was 157 at the 2010 census. The town is situated along the Salamonie River, near its headwaters in northern Indiana. It was originally called Lancaster, and under the latter name was platted in 1839. When the first post office was established there, it was discovered there was another Lancaster, Indiana, and the town was renamed Salamonia, in order to avoid repetition. Salamonia was incorporated as a town in 1867. The one-room schoolhouse was built in 1911. It once served as a school for local children to attend grades one through eight. At the present time, the restored school house serves as a local community events facility.
Getting to Know Your Inspiration: Goals for Writing Success
by Susan Spann in The Old Schoolhouse Magazine (Dec. 14, 2012)
Faith without works is dead, and so is inspiration without follow-through.
Successful writers focus on both the writing and its goals from the moment inspiration strikes. Your goals, like your writing, will undergo many revisions before reaching a final state, but identifying your objectives early in the process often makes the difference between a successful author and an orphaned inspiration.
What are the goals of writing?
They are as many and as diverse as a writer’s imagination.
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Five Mile Creek School
5533 S, Lake Shore Drive
Harbor Springs, Michigan
Built in 1915, the Five Mile Creek School House sits five miles outside of Harbor Springs, MI, along M-119 north, just beyond Pond Hill Farm. Many people pass by the historic schoolhouse and never get the chance to take a peek inside. This century-old building is owned and cared for by the Five Mile Creek Community Association, a nonprofit community association formed in 1954 to preserve the historic one-room schoolhouse located at Five Mile Creek in Harbor Springs, Michigan. For more than 60 years, Five Mile Creek neighbors and friends have gathered for monthly potlucks on the first Saturday of every month. This tradition will continue and visitors can join the association for the 6:30 p.m. potlucks. Visitors an imagine stepping back in time while guides answer questions about the historic landmark. Guests can view many original family photos from local Five Mile Creek families and see remnants of its one-room school house days (like the original blackboards and world maps) which ended in 1950 when the Harbor Springs schools were consolidated as they tour the building. Anyone wishing to attend the potluck should bring a dish to pass and their own place settings. Water and decaffeinated coffee are provided. Preservation of the school house, including regular maintenance and special projects, is supported by membership dues, grants and donations. The Five Mile Creek Community Association is a nonprofit organization and contributions are tax-deductible.
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Willshire Village Community Park School Site
204-206 Walcott St.
Willshire OH 45898,
Willshire is a village in Van Wert County, OH. The Community Park is next to Willshire Post Office. Willshire Village Park provides a remarkable diversity of habitat in this county: a swamp forest, a small reservoir, and a trail through a wet woods back to an open field. The park should prove to be a good migrant trap. An old log cabin was moved to Willshire Park. The marker reads:
Founded by Capt. James Riley, 1821
Named for William Willshire
Original county seat of
Van Wert County
Post Office established 1823
First church organized 1829
Original public school building
erected in this park 1848
Railroad built 1876
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Dexter School
400th St.
Perry, IL 62323
Perry is a Pike County, IL, town that still has its bandstand. It was built in 1921. The town was platted and registered by Daniel Boone’s great nephew, Edward Boone Scholl, and was originally called Boonesville. The one room Dexter School house, the second of two schools, was built in 1893. The school was active and well attended until 1948. It is located two miles west of Perry. Dexter School originated about 1845 at a location one-half mile northwest of the present location. The name Dexter came from early settler Darius Dexter who donated the land for the school. Mr. Dexter’s granddaughter, Mayme Baird married Wm. Jennings Bryan, who was Secretary of State under President Wilson. The building is furnished with old-time desks and fixtures, and there are items such as old books and wall maps. It is open during Fall Color Drive each year or anytime by appointment. My friend Annice Milliner, who sent me this picture, said that it was taken in 1957. The school was located right next to her Grandma Walker’s farm. Annice’s dad, my friend James Walker now deceased, attended school and taught one year here after serving in the army. It was in use for community meetings when Annice was growing up.
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Shidler School (now Culp-Myers Awning Co.)
4545 Shepler Church Ave. SW
Canton, OH 44706
The earliest record of Shidler School No. 6 is 1870. The one-room schoolhouse operated as a school for students in first through eighth grades until the 1939-1940 school year. Today, the school is home to Culp-Myers Awning, 4545 Shepler Church Ave., Perry Township. The Culp-Myers Awning Company on Shepler Church Avenue was founded in 1922 when the Culp Family started Culp Awning. Almost 50 years later in 1970 the Russell Myers family bought out the Culp family. It then became known as Culp-Myers Awning & MFG Company.
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