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History of St Paul Lutheran School
History of St Paul Lutheran School |
| From its very beginning in 1903, the St Paul congregation has shown concern for the Christian training of its children by operating a parish school. At first, a one-room school was operated in the rear of the church and classes were taught by the pastor. Later, a one-room school was erected near the front of the church, thus providing two classrooms, one in the school building and one in the rear portion of the church. The next building was erected in 1922 and was dedicated in September of that year. On August 26, 1939, the upper part of the building was destroyed by fire. During the following winter, a new gymnasium-auditorium was erected adjoining the old building. This building was dedicated to the service of God on April 12, 1940. Early morning of January 5, 1959, a disastrous fire completely destroyed the entire building, together with the gymnasium-auditorium. On June 28, 1959, ground was broken for the present building which houses nine classrooms, cafeteria, gymnasium, and auxiliary rooms. Dedication of this building took place on June 12, 1960. Since 1960, the school passed two other milestones. The first was in 1978 when the school program went to single graded classrooms. The second was in 1995 when the principalship became a full-time position. |