Wood River Rural High School - Eagle Yearbook (Wood River, NE)

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4 6 1 Call of the Minutemen prior to the historic Battle of Lexington. 2 The Battle of Concord Bridge was the first battle of the war. 3 Monument to the Minutemen which stands on the site of the Battle of Lexington, where “the shot heard round the world” was fired April 19. 1775. 4 The signing of the Declaration of Independence. July 4. 1776. 5 Independence Hall. Philadelphia, where the Continental Congress con- vened to decide a course of action. 6 Benjamin Franklin. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson working to revise Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration of Independence.

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Spirit of 76 Supplemental color pages prepared to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the United States of America in this bi- centennial year—1976.

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 Spirit Of 76 Our nation's second birthday is more symbolic than simply its birth and the passing of a two-hundred year period. This celebration also symbolizes achievement and growth, reminding us of the past that shapes our present and gives us hope for the future. The sights and sounds of Wood River two-hundred years ago are silent, but our cherished memories of activities and spirit will never die. Kindergarten years for District 8 started as early as 1864. At this time, the school was set up in the old Wood River, several miles west of the present town. This building was re-organized into District 5. By 1872, Wood River had built on Section 20 just east of the city limits. The annual report for 1873 indicated that six boys and 12 girls would be attending the 60-day term. A two-story, eight room frame building was con- structed in 1882. After the full high school course was added in 1889, the graduating class included a total of four girls. The District was re-organized into a high school district in 1891. In 1898, four rooms were added and brick sidewalks were laid. A proposition for a new school building was defeated in 1912. Instead two more rooms were added. Three years later, another proposition was made and passed. The modern brick building was constructed right in front of the old school. ABOVE; A building and a windmill is all that is left at the old Wood River site. RIGHT: District 8 was rebuilt in 1915 and is now used as a grade school. 4