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District No. 12 Star Taken in part from The History of the School Districts of District 12 was formed January 21, 1880. The first school was held in a one room dugout on the south side of the Beaver Creek. This dugout was the original home of Augustus Townsend. It was used until a new one room frame building was built. The school house was located on Section 24, Township 1, Range 27. The school was called Star. It had a library and baseball being the main activity. It had swing poles and teeter-totter for recreational activity. |
Star School District census of pupils listed in June 1932
Back Row includes: Edgar Pricer, Rob Johnson, Jesse Huff,
Furman Hoover, Clint Huff, Lyle Haskins, Grave Nicholson, Bessie Osborn-teacher,
John Waterman, Ivan Johnson, Manuel Jones, Edgar Huff
Front Row Includes: Thurman Gay, Denzel Jones, Freeman Gay, Doris Jones,
Marie Hoover, Erma Nicholson, Lucinda Nicholson, Caroline Wiggins, Gladys Huff,
Elsie Gay, Walter Nicholson
Back Row: Howard Vernon, Edith Wiggins, Jesse Wiggins,
Mae Vernon, Caroline Wiggins
Front Row: Denzel Townsend, Irene Powell, Claude Kelley, Rena Townsend,
Winifred Wiggins, little Sorek boy, Nola Vernon, Dale Townsend
Back Row: Ursula Wiggins, Viva Townsend, Charlie
Wiggins, Edith Wiggins, Earl A. Townsend, Glenn Waterman-teacher
Front Row: Denzel Townsend, Dale Townsend, Rena Townsend, Jessie Wiggins,
Caroline Wiggins, Winifred Wiggins
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