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5-Fadda bb - - . . page 4 ACIIIVIIIES .. ..page 46 SDORIS . . . . . .Page 84 AOVGRIIISGIDGDIIS . . .page ll0 BRIGII hlston of oun Bullomq +2 g In looking at the beginning of today's school, 0 we m u st not only trace back over the period of lg W time between when the building was built in 1929 U 9 Q11 and when the shrubbe ry has grown to its Wm heighth of todaylZl, butwe really have to go back 0 geven further to 1837. I ,U U lg fu , At this time, after a denial for assistance in D Esupporting a school was received from the county in , Qs e a t a t Berrien Springs, a 'bee' wa s formed Qwhic h cleared land north of Coloma along Paw 5Paw River, and worked the timbers into shing- lU ales. Thus began Coloma's school system. 0 n in J Our next school, a log building, was erected a U. mile west of Coloma and was opened for a school W poland store. T e n years later a new addition was added and in 1920 the basement was excavated and the sci- ence room was installed there. Beginning in 1921 even the enlarged building could not accom- modate all the pupils and the basement of the State Bank of Coloma was rented to hold sessions of the eighth grade. The need for be tte r school facilities became apparent and an effort was rn a d e to consolidate this school with several of the adjoining districts. After the failure of this plan and after studying the problem from every angle, the construction of the present 5125, 000 building was approved by a vote of ll3 to l08 and in 1928 construction wa s begun Q8-lll. In 1930 the building was completed and classes started in January. The class of'3O U21 were the first of 927 students to receive di- dn The first school to be opened in Coloma village plomas from this building to date' ' was built in the 1850's. It was a yellow frame g building located on the corner of Friday and A9 the Community d9Vel0P'-'fd' the eff'-'-'T-'tio Con' .' RW' made 43 liltflatlfhilfiiloliiiigfififolisgifili tffii' Y f After attempts at consolidation failed, a new purchasedandanewibuuding was efeCfedin195l 0 four-room brick school, located on the northeast northwest of the mam building to be used as a corner of West and Leedy streets, was finished garage for buses U31 151' But Since the failure and turned over to the school board in 1893 44, 6, ofthis consolidation, this building has continued :IL and the first high school class was graduated in to be Used f01' 41135565 and eight aC1'eS of S1'0und 1 1895. Besides those pictured in the class of Was PUYChaSed in the Summer Of 1954 directly Q 1897 171, a total of 320 were g raduated from westofthe present school for future expansion 9 this building. of the town system. 5 5 r ee- aasasaowvss 5 NOTE: The numerals ill, QD, etc. refer to th p t L the right. 0 o 545'-bjdJJ o 0' F YN V 1 Kino Q anno mfg, 4!-,6ff r Q D B B .J Egg 1 bA 99 f 'BQQQQ Q D EF VVVY 3'3-E5 - 7 5 l1 -Qs 2 wi
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