Brush High School - Sagebrush Yearbook (Brush, CO)

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Ground Broken for New School Ground-breaking ceremonies for the new high school were held on March 15, 1970 with Board of Education President, Glenn Swinson, acting as Master of Ceremonies. Also speaking were Rev. Reinhold Opp, Superintendent of Schools Wayne Brower, Mayor Calvin Leach, and representatives Casey Davis, student body president, and Mr. Thomas Woolley from the Education Association. Glenn Swinson, George White, John Lindcll, Morton Boxer, Allyn Wind, Raymond Paulsen, and Donald Ruhl were the RE-2 Board of Edu- cation members. Elected before the bond issue passed last May, the board has seen much ac- tion. They proceeded to work on and approve the building plans for the new school. Construc- tion on the new building started in the spring of 1970.

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Mr. R. Schweers Completes 33 Years After graduating from CSC (now UNC), Mr. Rex Schweers went to Holly, Colorado where he taught math for two years. Moving on, he went to Medicine Bow, Wyoming where he was superintendent for six years. In 1937 Mr. Schweers came to Brush to teach math and for four years he coached B-Squad basketball. At that time he was the only math teacher teaching Algebra I, Geometry and a se- mester of Algebra II. During his 33 years at Brush he sold tic- kets at the basketball games and wrestling matches, and drove a bus for 27 years which he enjoyed very much, sponsored WOIXE, the radio club of B.H.S., and took care of the financ- ing for the athletic department. Mr. Schweers is going to do some traveling after his retire- ment. His plans also include working with ham radio, collect- ing rock specimens and doing a little fishing. 8