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 | |
| Richardson, Guy ??? | Listed as representing the Class of '96 at the 1900 Alumni Banquet: News Clipping 6/6/1900 |
| 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 |
| 1900 | |
| Battersby, Mary O. Byrne, Winifred Conrad, Roy P. Salutatorian Edmister, Stanley C. Evans, D. Dwight Hillier, Elsie L. Likeus, Myrtle A., Valdictorian McNair, Beulah M. Stalnaker, C. Roy ** 9 graduates per the news clippings, presumably all gave orations. Also mentioned: G. Alina Dunn & Lois Welty (read Class Prophecy) | News Clipping 6/06/1900 Atlantic Daily Telegraph News Clipping 6/07/1900 Lewis Standard |
| 1901 | |
| Dunn, Alma Dunn, Inez Edmister, Ora McElroy, Amy Randleman, Ray Roberts, Perle | News Clipping 6/13/1903 Lewis Standard |
| 1902 | |
| Watson, Willie E. ??? | News Clipping 6/12/1902 Lewis Standard Alumni Banquet: News Clipping 6/12/1902 Lewis Standard Restauranteur Harry F. Leonard |
| 1903 | |
| Macomber, F. J., Jr. Macomber, W. H. Phillips, Rossie B. Pierce, Mabel E. ** Graduates presumably gave orations. Reading Class Prophecy: W. Smedley, Grace Baker, Cora Pierce & John Goeury | News Clipping 6/11/1903 Lewis Standard |
| 1904 | |
| 1905 | |
| Bohling, Bernard S. Moon, James O. Morgan, Jennie E. Phillips, Fred E. Ward, Jennie M. Woodward, Clesson E. | News Clipping 6/1/1905 Lewis Standard Alumni Outing News Clipping 6/1/1905 Lewis Standard |
| 1906 | |
| Baker, Mabel Macomber, Belle Rousch, Mildred Myers, Ethyl Woodward, Anna | News Clipping 6/7/1906 Lewis Standard Commencement Program 5/17/1906 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 News Clipping 6/3/1909 Lewis Standard Alumni Banquet/Meetings: News Clipping 6/3/1909 Lewis Standard News Clipping 6/3/1909 Lewis Standard Names: Josie OKell, Perle Roberts, Lucy Harris, Anna Woodward, Bertha Lawton |
| 1910 | |
| Albright, Minnie Albright, Wilford Bailey, Bert Bennett, Frank Burnside, Carl Camp, Carl Carson, Earl Davis, Priscilla Hofmeister, Frank Maffit, Sidney Smiley, Verna Weaver, Lorena | News Clipping 5/16/1910 Atlantic Evening News |
| 1911 | |
| Baker, Eva Donahoe, Elsie Fletcher, Floyd Kunze, Edwin Kunze, Herman Marsh, Effie McComb, Carl McDonald, Arleen Montague, Thomas Multhaup, Bruce Myers, Mildred Parsons, Ruth Rowley, Laurie Smith, Lelah Starr, Lowell Woodward, Wilbur Woodward, Fred | News Clipping 5/6/1911 Atlantic Evening News |
| 1912 | |
| Bailey, Verda Camp, Ruth Ebert, George Hopley, Wayland LeFluer, Hazel Montague, Harry Myers, Winifred Parks, Ralph | News Clipping 4/12/1912 Atlantic Advertiser |
| 1913 | |
| Bennett, Wm. Fulton, Louis Kunge, Myrtle Kunze, Willis Parks, Ruth Smith, Marie Starr, Myrtle Woodward, Hugh | News Clipping 5/31/1913 Atlantic News Telegraph |
| 1914 | |
| 1915 | |
| 1916 | |
| 1916 Lewis Consolidated School District organized 1917 - New Building Opened, All Grades & High School | |
| 1917 | |
| 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!!!! | |
| 1919 | |
| 1920 | |
| 1928 | |
| Names not given | News Clipping 5/26/1928 Atlantic News Telegraph 12 graduates |
| 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; August, 2025. 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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