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Checking The Clock
Checking The Clock...on top of the school are John Kilkenney, Bloomer custodian, and Earl Parchert, director of buildings and grounds for the Council Bluffs schools. The works of the clock are housed in a little house behind the clock. Parchert…
A Cute Little Man At Bloomer School
Looking Over "Norman Knight"...the mascot of Bloomer School, are new administrators Jim Howard, principal; Jesse Fitch, curriculum director, and Melvin Johnson, assistant principal.
Maintenance At Bloomer School
Maintenance At Bloomer School...includes changing of worn out lamps in the lighting system. George Knudson, 204 West Orchard Ave., handles this job. Buildings and grounds Supervisor Bill Ross explained that many of maintenance jobs done in the…
They'll Walk The U.S.; Students At Bloomer
Taking A Break...on Texas after painting the United States on the Bloomer School playground are Jesse Fitch, Bloomer curriculum consultant, and his sone, Mark. The 26 by 47 foot map will be used next fall to help teach children about the nation.
Bloomer tops AAA patrol test
"We're Number One"...is the cry of the Bloomer School Safety Patrol which has been honored for being selected as the top patrol in the state. Standing by a sign recognizing their achievement are patrol members Marcia McAdams, Lori Solomon, Scott…
Bloomer has a birthday
Bloomer School will begin celebrating its 100th anniversary soon.
Arson fire at Bloomer causes smoke damage
Debris covers a hole...burned into a wood layer of classroom floor in Bloomer School. Fire investigators said smoke caused extensive damage, fire officials said. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki.
Board opposes Christie on building repairs
Construction of an addition and renovation at Bloomer School is part of a $6.5 million project proposed for our elementary buildings in the Council Bluffs Community School District in the next two years. Renovation is also proposed for Walnut…
Council Bluffs Schools--Board and General File 1
James McMillen School building at 16th Street and Eighth Avenue, looking southwest
Council Bluffs Schools Board and General File 1
Franklin Pierce School building, looking east
And The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Dodge School at 3rd Street and 12th Avenue. Photo has been cut around the outline of the building for the article.
And The Walls Came Tumbling Down
William Henry Harrison School at 622 Harrison Avenue (Harrison St. and McGee Avenue). Photo has been trimmed following the outlines of the building.
And The Walls Came Tumbling Down
32nd Street School / Franklin School at 32nd Street and Avenue C (225 N. 32nd Street). Photo has been trimmed along outlines of the building.
And The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Avene B School building at 25th and Avenue B school (2440 Avenue B). Photo has been trimmed around the outlines of the building.
'Cornall' method works, educator tells teachers
Mel Heller: "If you don't teach the kids everything in one day, so what? If you do, what are you going teach them tomorrow?"
C.B. Superintendents' reunion
Former Council Bluffs Superintendents Raj Chopra (left) and William Lepley (center) share a joke with current Superintendent Richard Christie at a rally at the Best Western Frontier Motor Lodge Thursday morning. "The Positive Leadership Rally,…
Hopes high for home for globe
A globe, welded by students at the Career Center, lies in a Council Bluffs warehouse although it was to be erected in the community last year, Carmen Gioiello, executive director of student and community relations for Council Bluffs Schools, is shown…
New De Forest School District
Ready to Leave...after classes is this group of youngsters getting coats from the open wardrobes which surround one of the two "activity areas." Halls are practically eliminated in the 13-room structure which has cost about $281,000. The square…
New De Forest School
Kitchen Facilities...in the community room are displayed by Miss Doris Killins, the principal. Counters, sinks, a refrigerator and stove are spread across one end of the room and enclosed by a 30-foot folding door.
New De Forest School District
Outdoor Play Area...reserved for kindergarteners is seen through the glass of a shorth walkway. It is fenced in by a wavy "hedge" of brick to prevent running into the street. The kindergarten room is at right.