Council Rock Senior High School - Councilor Yearbook (Newtown, PA)

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275 Looknng back to June 1959 you wull recall the flurry and excltement created by the celebratton of the 275th anniversary of the foundzng of New town The pernod between the second and fourteenth of June was fllled with many events An art show exhlblted works by many local and natronally known artusts The hlstory of Newtown was por trayed IH the drama Sweet Land Several spectal church services were held tn connectlon with thus celebratlon tncludlng one In the old hxstorlcal Presbyternan Church An open house gave vlsltors opportunlty to tour hlstorlcal buildings such as Stenton now owned by the descendants of Ed ward Hncks and The Blrdun Hand the oldest frame dwellung ln Pennsylvanla bu lt ln T690 A . . 'f mammoth annlversary parade Included marchlng bands floats marchers and antlque cars and bug gues The celebration was cllmaxed by the Bucks County Flremens Parade In which ntnety com pantes partucupated and a Drum and Bugle Corp competttnon Newtown wtth a populatlon of approximately 2300 has a vtvtd background Founded by Penn In 1684 hrs new town was of constderable um portance IH the county George Washtngton used tt as has headquarters before the Battle of Trenton lt was the county seat for 88 years previous to 1813 lt was the site of the flrst hugh school ll brary and agrncultural soclety In the county Many old bulldmgs remaln today as a constant reminder of the herttage of whnch we may be proud , I I 1 1 1 1 1 ' . , . . . . 1 1 . ' 1 - . 11 11 - ' - 11 11 - - . , ' 11 11 - - ' - I , . ,, . . ,, -. . . . I ' ' 1 , I . .

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The Newtown School provndes a class wuth nnstructronal opportunrtues for chuldren needung specual help and for those who have a slower pace ot learntng than can be handled IH the regular classroom lt also us the school whrch ns attended by those chrldren ltvrng un Newtown Borough and New town Township Thus tall two rooms were renovated at the Washrngton Crossnng School which ts located tn Upper Nlaketueld Townshrp One rs used tor the new krndergarten and the other to accommodate Increased en rollment Woodhull Elementary as the second school IU the Upper Nlakefreld drstruct The recently completed louuld :ng Includes a multr purpose room which houses many modern tacrlntres Wr ghtstown Elementary School i Churchvtlle Elementary School Rnchboro Elementary School

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