White Star School

Porter Township, Rock County, Wisconsin

White Star School was located in Section 33 on the northeast corner of the intersection of Riley Road

and Hwy. 14. It opened before 1873 and closed after 1961.

Newspaper articles:

• Term begins - Evansville Enterprise, December 15, 1893
• Christmas program - Evansville Enterprise, December 29, 1893
• Oyster dinner - Evansville Tribune, December 4, 1894
• Christmas program - Evansville Tribune, December 4, 1894
• Revival services - Evansville Review, December 24, 1896
• Term ends - Evansville Badger, March 26, 1904
• White Star Club - Evansville Review, August 9, 1917
• Boy electocuted on playground - Evansville Review, May 25, 1933
• Halloween party - Evansville Review, November 1, 1934
• Fire - Evansville Review, November 7, 1935
• Vandalized - Evansville Review, August 26, 1937
• Students on WCLO - Janesville Gazette, January 21, 1939
• Students on WCLO - Evansville Review, January 15, 1942
• Students on WCLO - Janesville Gazette, March 27, 1961 [photo available upon request]
• Reunion - Evansville Review, July 10, 1996

Alumni ("G" denotes year graduated):

APFEL, Minnie - 1894 BARNARD, Lea - 1894 BOLLE, Dianna - 1961 CLIFTON, Earnest - 1894 CLIFTON, Maud - 1894 COLLINS, Candy - 1961 COLLINS, Gerald - 1961 ERDAHL, Annie - 1894 FELLOWS, Bonnie - 1961 FELLOWS, Curtis - 1939 FELLOWS, Francis - 1933 FELLOWS, Susan - 1961 FENRICK, Richard - 1961 FENRICK, Shirley - 1961 HAGEN, Jack - 1939 HAGEN, Jim - 1939 HERMANSON, Annjolean - 1961

HUTCHISON, Alan - 1961 HUTCHISON, Denise - 1961 JULSETH, Helen - 1939 KELM, Betty - 1939 KELM, Jean - 1939 KELM, Richard - 1939 KUELZ, Donald - 1939 PETERSON, Charles - 1961 PETERSON, Donna - 1961 PETERSON, Nancy - 1961 SCHULZE, Cathy - 1961 STURDEVANT, Frances - 1933 TUTTLE, Bert - 1939 TUTTLE, Debbie - 1961 TUTTLE, Laurinda - 1961 TUTTLE, Susan - 1961 WOLLINGER, Kathy - 1961

Teachers (by year):

• 1892-1893 - Myrtle PANTEL
• 1904 - Martha CARSON
• 1934 - Inez MILLER
• 1936-1939 - Mildred HORKEY
• 1957-1958 - Mrs. Evelyn YOUNG
• 1961 - Mrs. Lillian RUNAAS
• ? - photo of class & teacher (Mrs. Helen FENRICK) available upon request

School Boards/Other Staff:

• (none known at this time)

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