3. Education
  4. Shamokin Area School District

Washington Grade School

Read More
(1958) Washington- The building was last used as a public school in the late 1970s. The congregation of the Shamokin Independent Baptist Church bought the building from the Shamokin Area School District for $7,007 Baptist Church sold the building to Rosa Hernandez for $15,000 in 2006. In Nov. of 2012, Twilight Beginnings, based in Mount Carmel, purchased the building at a county Judicial Sale for $8,038.60. It underwent an extensive exterior renovation in the 2010s.
1 / 69

(1958) Washington- The building was last used as a public school in the late 1970s. The congregation of the Shamokin Independent Baptist Church bought the building from the Shamokin Area School District for $7,007 Baptist Church sold the building to Rosa Hernandez for $15,000 in 2006. In Nov. of 2012, Twilight Beginnings, based in Mount Carmel, purchased the building at a county Judicial Sale for $8,038.60. It underwent an extensive exterior renovation in the 2010s.

WashingtonGradeExterior58

  • (1958) Washington- The building was last used as a public school in the late 1970s. The congregation of the Shamokin Independent Baptist Church bought the building from the Shamokin Area School District for $7,007 Baptist Church sold the building to Rosa Hernandez for $15,000 in 2006. In Nov. of 2012, Twilight Beginnings, based in Mount Carmel, purchased the building at a county Judicial Sale for $8,038.60. It underwent an extensive exterior renovation in the 2010s.
  • Washington.
  • Washington Grade School- This building, built in 1890, is the only grade school in Shamokin that stands today. It survived a fire on Jan. 29, 1934, that had an estimated loss of $75,000; and a revitalization trend in the 1970s that led to similar grade schools to be closed and demolished....
  • (1900) Washington Grade School Class of 1900- Pictured are, front row, from left, UNK, Oscar Kacherles, Bert Kelly, Fred Kershner, Lottie Price, UNK, William Deppen, UNK, UNK, Howard Moore and Samuel Smith; second, Morrel Fitch, William Oram, Elizabeth Lewis, Harry Kramer, Maude Raker, Peter Roth, Gertrude Cooper, Charles Smith, May Humphries and George Morganroth; third, William Boden, teacher; Gertrude Hublar, Walter Reinhart, Elizabeth Marshall, Gilbert Gable, Rella Beard, William Lee, Maude Gilger, Margaret Metz and George Gearhardt; back, Ralph Felix, Maude Hull, Charles Feibig, Gertrude Russell, Flo Malick, Elmer Malick, UNK, William Paul and Mal Leisenring.
  • (1900)
  • (1921) Graduates of the Washington Grade School.
  • (1924) Washington Grade School Class of 1924- Thirty-five students graduated under the direction of Samuel Suiter, far left, who served as principal. Pictured are, front row from left, Charles Hull, UNK, UNK, Dorothy Berger, Wayne Neiswender, Reba Sheriff, Walter Kershner, Dorothy Dilliplane, Emory Dimm, Ivy Cameron and Paul MacElwee; second, Samuel Suiter, principal; UNK, Valeria Gillespie, James Gass, Evelyn Russell, Alfred Powell, Hannah Weiser, John Bealor, Miriam Robertson, Almon Stainecker, Jean Kacheiries, George Lehnes and Nellie Haggerty; back, Beverly Goninnan, Ivan Rumberger, Florence Bridy, Eugene Maliniak, Dorothy Sanner, Thaddeus Strine, Margaret Repley, William Andrews, Thelma Tharp, Harry Teicher, Sara Hendricks and Alfred Randu.
  • (1915) Washington Grade School Class of 1915. Seen here future members of the Shamokin High School Class of 1919. Pictured are, front row, from left, Carl Walter, Martha Clave, Francis Walter and Madolin Tucker; middle, Anna Smink (Snyder), Wilfred E. Helwig, Madolyn Williams, Michael Poliniak, Margaret Manning (Anthony), Darrel Kessler, Emma Wiest, Walter Renn, Albert Haas (Herb), A.J.D. Helwig and Kathryn Anthony; third, Samuel F. Suiter, principal; Florence Mace (Gossnel), Samuel Yost, Gladys Fausold (Darling), Norman A. Bendel, Millie Mapes (Harben), Joseph A. Clark, Beatrice Homan (Blair) and Carl Schneider; back, Margaret Graeber (Peifer), Helen Phillips (Snyder), Wilfred Tillett, Irene McCreary, Alma Heil (Herrold), Roland Welker, Eva Brady, and Anna Bader.
  • (1927) Graduates of the Washington Grade School.
  • (1932) Washington School.
  • (1934) Washington Grade School in Coal Township. Pictured are, front row, from left, Betty Hummel, Margaret Marut, Betty Stark, Barbard Stark, Gloria Olshefski, Olga Polyniak, Mildred Kashak, Dorothy Eagen, Ann Ringus, Martha Hawk, Violet Kachinoskie and Agnes Dadurka; second, William Casper, Anthony Paczkoski, Steven Washuta, Pearl Tozloskie, Dolores Zablosky, Marie Kalokitus, Dorothy Gedman, Anna Kopp, Adelaide Karasevich, Fred Misterik and John Linkus; third, Leon tadrick, Robert Ginther, John Shlikas, Carl Baker, Henry Sgro, Eugene Stasney, Albert Kalokitus, Leonard Vittaco, John Dombroskie, Clem Paczkoskie and Robert Olshefskie; back Joseph Konkus, John koss, Albert Krist, Frank Yermalovich, Lawrence Kinder, Daniel Wancio, John Smith and Jerome Pasilkinus.
  • Graduates of the Washington Grade School, unknown year.
  • Washington, Coal Township, "Belsky."
  • (09.27.51) Washington School, Coal Township, first-grade class under teacher Helen Kaczmarek are, front row, from left, Walter Price, Kenneth Strenkoski, Dennis Senoski, James Stakiel, Peggy Faust, Linda Janaski and Sandra Pawelczyk; second, Frances Yugilowicz, Judy Duda, Nancy Cummings, Norman Howell, Thomas Zanders, George Snyder and Frank Romanoski; third, Miss Helen Kaczmarek, Alice Hooper, Gloria Pianis, Nancy Jean Lupold, Roseann Gedman, Lawrence Brennan, Billy Mattis and William Michalkiewicz.
  • Washington School under teacher Frances Hopwood are, front row, from left, Arnold Pichhaltz, Nancy Weiner, James Bradley, Jane Ann Simpson, Louise Wonacott, Rose Astick and Van Marcus; second, Maik Wruble, Mary Alice Wagner, Belly Barr, Ronald Goldberg, Darlene Hale and Grace Shaffer; third, Frances Hopwood, Ronald Schreffler, Kenneth Filer, Susan Strine, Phylsis Ruzo, Ralpho Sholly and Robert Cooper.
  • (10.04.53) Washington School, Coal Township, Patrol Boys are, front row, from left, Leonard Miller, Michael Goretski and Harry Davis, second, Richard Zack, James Kriesher, Matthew Yucha and gerald Janovich; third, Michael Soubik, Ed Laboskie and James Sweety.
  • (1953) Washington patrol boys.
  • (10.04.53) Washington School patrol boys are, front row, from left, Patrick Jones, John Williams, Floyd Welker and Buddy Ehler; second, Richard Schrieber, George Thomas, Eugene Boughner and Richard Sholly; third, David Fry, Billy Wilson and Roger Payne.
  • (04.11.57) Patrol boys from Washington Grade School.
  • (04.11.57) Patrol boys from Washington Grade School.
  • No Comments
  • Photo Sharing
  • About SmugMug
  • Browse Photos
  • Prints & Gifts
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Owner Log In
© 2021 SmugMug, Inc.