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Hubby went to the "big school" as his country school had two rooms. Also, his grandmother taught at the same school. I don't think she was teaching there when he attended. I'll have to ask.
People seem to ask here if they would move here if their children can still attend a country school.
Check out the SDk12 website and the school districts like Meade that still have country schools generally have a website for their school.
I'm not aware of any in "east river" South Dakota except "Colony" schools. But for the record, the colony schools *are public schools* and anyone wanting to send their children to a one or two room colony school has the right to send their children there as they schools are funded at tax payer's expense.
I've spent over 25 years teaching in SD, all of those years in one and two room schools.
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People seem to ask here if they would move here if their children can still attend a country school.
Check out the SDk12 website and the school districts like Meade that still have country schools generally have a website for their school.
I'm not aware of any in "east river" South Dakota except "Colony" schools. But for the record, the colony schools *are public schools* and anyone wanting to send their children to a one or two room colony school has the right to send their children there as they schools are funded at tax payer's expense.
I've spent over 25 years teaching in SD, all of those years in one and two room schools.
Just out of curiosity, how do you like teaching in those Country Schools?
In the early 60's I went to a 1 room,6 class, 1 teacher country school.with 1 outhouse .
I remember on the wall behind the teacher was a paddle. Engraved on the paddle it said: "The Board of Education, To The Seat of Understanding"
I grew up around Dell Rapids, but missed the country school experience (thank god since I was at least 2 miles from the one I would have had to attend). However, there was still one operating east of Dell Rapids up until 1967. Our current Lt. Governor Dennis Daugaard attended this school up till middle school. Now THAT makes you a true country boy.
Many of these old country school buildings are still standing, usually having been converted into someone's house.
I attended Doty school (west? of Rapid City) in the mid 1960s. Complete with HIS and HERS outhouses. I remember some kid brought a hand gernade to school and we would roll it down the slide on the playground. Ahhhhhhhhh, those were the days......
Don't know if going to country school makes someone a "country boy" than standing around in a garage makes one a car.
But I do know that everyone who ever went to country school has nothing but interesting & positive comments about the experience.
I am thankful I had the opportunity to teach in a country school. Every day has been an adventure.
So many of them are gone now. Some of the buildings have been made into houses, but the majority of them have been made into grain bins, or farm shop buildings. I pass three of them every day on the way to work. Two of them are graineries and one of them is a shop/garage.
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In SoCal, the country school in our community was bought by the Grange and was use to hold our Grange meetings in........that is ....until the city annexed on.
You seem very knowledgable about the schools in So Dak. Here's a bit of trivia for you. I was in a school called "Lone Star" many many times. Do you know where it's at? Anybody?
I'll wait a day and then reviel the location and how I come about being there.
I will give this hint. Hand County.
One room. If you didn't count the cloak room. Outhouse was North of the school house. Stable was to the North East. Both out buildings were less then 100 ft.
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Plowman,
You seem very knowledgable about the schools in So Dak. Here's a bit of trivia for you. I was in a school called "Lone Star" many many times. Do you know where it's at? Anybody?
I'll wait a day and then reviel the location and how I come about being there.
I will give this hint. Hand County.
One room. If you didn't count the cloak room. Outhouse was North of the school house. Stable was to the North East. Both out buildings were less then 100 ft.
5 miles South, 1 mile East. It was located on our farm when I grew up. I went in that school and found a book that had my dad's name in it. Dated 1920.
Good job. How'd you come up with it?
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