Jefferson High School - J Yearbook (Jefferson, WI)

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(Left) West Elementary School was built in 1969 because of population expansion. (Below left) East Elementary School was constructed in 1939 as a PWA project and is considered to be an architectural landmark. (Below) St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran School was first headed by Pastor Ungrodt. Mr. Degner is the principal now. (Above) Sister Paulita was St. John the Baptist Catholic School’s first principal, with Mrs. Mary Steele heading the school for the past four years. (Left) Sullivan Elementary School was built in 1957 and added onto in 1976. Theme 7

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Area school one-hundred year story is catalogued Area schools have been the foundation of Jefferson High School, and their history must be noted. Area parochial schools have been important to Jefferson. St. John’s Catholic School was built in 1955 and boasted 372 students in that year, with enrollment this year holding at 151. St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran School was built in 1865, with the present school being built sixty years later. Recent enrollments reached 223. St. Peter’s Lutheran School, built in 1957, taught 63 students. Jefferson’s East and West Elementary schools both held a little over three hundred students each. Sullivan Elementary noted about 250 students, with the middle school noting an enrollment of over 300. Mr. Wayne Sheil was principal at East Side Elementary, with Mr. William Bluege heading West Elementary, Mr. Dan Wenkman Sullivan Elementary, and Mr. Allan Peters the middle school. The middle school (above), built in 1925, was first presided over by Principal Gordon Mertenson. (Right) Jefferson Senior High School tallied an enrollment of 678 for the past year. 6 Theme

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College scholarships awarded by local businesses Area businesses and organizations have always been willing to provide the support needed for a strong educational system. Nowhere is this more strongly evidenced than in the scholarship opportunities provided for Jefferson’s graduating seniors. There are over fifty-seven chances for graduating seniors to receive financial aid through scholarships offered through local businesses and organizations, as well as through various colleges. Over ten area businesses such as the Carnation Company, Jefferson Cold Storage, and Schweiger’s offer various amounts to seniors, some amounts as high as six thousand dollars. Counselors have been eager to provide promising students with the information necessary to educate seniors about such opportunities. For these many scholarships students are grateful, one student calling such offerings a “blessing.” Added the student, “Many students wouldn’t be able to achieve their personal career goals because of the lack of funds.” (This page) Jefferson, and especially its Main Street (above) were always busy, even as early as the early 1900's. The Heger Brewery (above right) and the Copeland Shoe Factory (right) were two productive industries in early Jefferson. 8 Theme