Lewis High School Graduates
Note: The list below is an ongoing project. Sections are complete. Additional years will gradually be compiled as time and research permits.
"In 1859 the first school, a one-room brick building, was constructed one block west and two blocks south of the courthouse. ... In 1882 two years of high school were being taught. Three teachers and one principal were employed. ... In 1894 the first 4-year graduation class with six members organized the Lewis High School Alumni Association. ... In 1916 Lewis Consolidated School District organized . . . In 1917 the new school building was completed for all grades and high school. All country pupils in the new district were brought in by horse-drawn hacks."On May 8, 1960 the school building was destroyed by fire. A new building for primary through upper elementary was built, and the high school students went to Griswold, Atlantic or Walnut."| 1892 | |
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| Baker, Meta Upson, May | |
| 1893 | |
| No Class | |
| 1894 | |
| Roush, Jennie (Valedictorian) 6 other young ladies (names currently unknown) | [Pg. 70, 1980 Cass County, Iowa history book] News Clipping 5/30/1894 Griswold American |
| 1895 | |
| Graham,Roderick Peters, Pearl Peters, Denton Jewell, Fannie | See Historical Lewis pp. 7-8 [Author cites June 4, 1895 issue of the Western Mail in her possession] |
| 1896 | |
| 1897 | |
| Bailey, Frank E. Coe, Etta M. Funk, Jessie M. Helmbach, Ethel H. Jewell, Susan G. Jones, Emma B. Myers, Bessie B. Myers, Dora M. Morgan, Buelah B. | News Clipping 6/2/1897 Atlantic Weekly Telegraph |
| 1898 | |
| Murnan, Josie Myers, Etta Templeman, Maude | News Clipping 5/27/1898 Atlantic Daily Telegraph |
| 1899 | |
| Black, Ada B. Brown, Edith J. Brickerbaumer, Laura F. Duphome, Alma Elliott, Lois A. McCarthy, Almira R. McCarthy, Jesse W. McElroy, Grace E. Sheets, Grace B. Sprouse, Hannah I. Switzer, Sarah M. | News Clipping 5/31/1899 Atlantic Weekly Telegraph Commencement Program |
| 1901 | |
| Dunn, Alma Dunn, Inez Edmister, Ora McElroy, Amy Randleman, Ray Roberts, Perle | News Clipping 6/11/1903 Lewis Standard |
| 1902 | |
| Watson, Willie E. ??? | News Clipping 6/12/1902 Lewis Standard |
| 1903 | |
| ?Baker, Grace ?Goeury, John Macomber, F. J., Jr. Macomber, W. H. Phillips, Rossie B. ?Pierce, Cora Pierce, Mabel E. Smedley, W. ?=Read Class Prophecy, may have been graduates or underclassmen | News Clipping 6/11/1903 Lewis Standard |
| 1906 | |
| Baker, Mabel Macomber, Belle Rousch, Mildred Myers, Ethyl Woodward, Anna | News Clipping 6/7/1906 Lewis Standard |
| 1907 | |
| Jahnke, Joseph Byrne, Effie Hunt, Hattie Woodward, Laura | News Clipping 5/9/1907 Lewis Standard |
| 1908 | |
| Starr, Pearl Elliott, Bernice Ebert, Rose Dunn, Myrtle Harris, Lucy Le Fleur, Effie Fulton, Catherine Morgan, Walter Hayworth, Burton | News Clipping 6/1/1908 Atlantic Daily Telegraph |
| 1909 | |
| Lumm, Hazel M. Maffitt, Beatrice Woodward, Ruth Lawton, Bertha M. Rousch, Karl W. Kunze, Walter F. | News Clipping 5/15/1909 Atlantic Evening News |
| 1916 Lewis Consolidated School District organized 1917 - New Building Opened, All Grades & High School | |
| 1918 | |
| Barnes, Frances Downer, Esther Ellis, Maggie Haake, Adalida Jones, Mary Kunze, Harry McCauley, Carl Maffitt, Bernice Sheets, Gladys Sheets, Merle Smith, Greta Temple, Harry | News Clipping 5/18/1918 Atlantic News Telegraph |
| MORE TO COME!!!! | |
| May 8, 1960 - School Building Destroyed by Fire All High School Students Sent to Griswold, Allantic or Walnut New Elementary (K-6) School Constructed, Opening in 1962 | |
Compiled and transcribed by Cheryl Siebrass February, 2024. Sources include the 1980 Cass County Iowa History Book, pg. 70-72, and newspaper articles, as documented in the right-most oolumn.
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