Culver School History 1970 - 1979  

A view of the back side of the elementary and old high school i n1971 - with a couple older photos of the area:

1970 - Culver Community Schools (includes Aubbeenaubbee township plus three others) -- Enrollment of 1,456 at one high school and six other buildings, with 23 buses transporting 1,250 students daily. Value of land and buildings -- $5,250,000... - William Freyberg, Rochester Sentinel, Friday, January 30, 1970

Tippecanoe Twp., Pulaski county; Union Twp., Marshall county and North Bend Twp., Starke county

1972 - Superintendent Robert Rust, Principal john R. Hayes, Assistant Principal John Nelson

1972, 1973 - Superintendent A. F. Allen, Principal john R. Hayes, Assistant Principal John Nelson

1973 - JANUARY 11 - NOTICE OF RESOLUTION FOR ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY

Notice is hereby given that the of Trustees of the Eastern Community School Corporation and the Board of Trustees of the Culver Community Corporation have each adopted the following Resolution, to-wit:

"RESOLUTION TO BE ADOPTED BY EASTERN PULASKI COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION AND CULVER COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION FOR ANNEXATION BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of the Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation and the Board of Trustees of the Culver Community School Corporation that certain territory be annexed by the latter corporation, in accordance with the following particulars:

1. The name of the acquiring school corporation after the effective date of the annexation will remain the Culver Community School Corporation.

2. The territory to be annexed by the Culver Community School Corporation from the Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation shall ba as follows: All that portion of land in Franklin Township, Pulaski County, Indiana, east of the Tippecaone River, of land being to the east side of and 13, Township 31 North, Range 2 West.

3 Said annexation shall take place on March 1, 1973, or as soon thereafter as all legal requirements for such annexation shall have been met

4. Since all children now located in said area have previously been attending school in the Culver Community School Corporation, said pupils shall continue to be educated in the Culver Community School Corporation Schools, and no adjustments will be made for payment of tuition.

5. Both the acquiring and the losing school corporations will retain all of their current assets and all of their current liabilities without transfer. All taxes assessed against property in the territory to be annexed up - to the date of annexation shall be retained by the losing corporation, and all taxes assessed against said property after the date of annexation shall be received by and retained by the acquiring school corporation."

Said Resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation on the 11th day of December, 1972, and by the Board of Trustees of the Culver Community School Corporation on the 19th day of December, 1972. Under the provisions of the Acts of 1963, Chapter 296, registered voters residing in the losing corporation or in the territory to be annexed, have a right to remonstrate against such annexation, which remonstrance shall be in accordance with the provisions of said law, until the date of such annexation.

EASTERN PULASKI COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

Bv Max Frain

School Secretary 1955-1974 Ruth Warner (Mrs. George).

1973 - Jul 9 - Hayes Resigns

John R. Hayes, former Principal at the Culver Community High School, resigned his position on June 30th to assume duties with the SHelbyville Central Schools, in Shelbyville, Indiana.

Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, and their son, Rickey, moved to SHelbyville late in June so that Mr. Hayes could assume his duties on July 2nd.

Hayes will have the title of Assistant Superintendent of Schools. In this capacity, he will be responsible in the areas of personnel, instructional budget, federal programs, and labor negotiotion.

1973, Jul 9 - Supt. A. F. Allen discusses duties with Mr. Donald French. right new Culver High School principal

Name New High School Principal

Superintendent A. F. Allen of the Culver Community Schools Corporation has announced that the School Board has selected Mr. Donald R. French to serve as the new High School Principal at Culver.

Mr. French has a Bachelor's Degree from Indiana University and a Master's Degree from Miamu University at Oxfor, Ohio. Mr. French is a licensed English, Social Studies, Speech and Library Sience teacher, as well as having earned his administrative livenses.

Mr. French comes to Culver from Brownsburg, Indiana, where he has served as High School Principal for the past eight years. He has had previous experience iin adiministration and trasching.

Mr. French is 45 years of ge, married and the father of four children. Two of the children are enrolled in college, a son in pre-med and a daughter in education. The Frenches have two other daughters - Deanna, who will be a seniot in high school and Cheryl who will be a sophmore in high school

Mr. French is a member of many professional and civic organizations. He has written for "Lookout Magazine". having had an article published in September 1972 entitled "A High School Principal talks to Christiain Parents".

In 1971 Mr. French was chosen by the Dean and Faculty of the Indianapolis Law School, Indiana University-Purdue University for participation and consultation for the film "Arrest and Tria;", a film currently being shown in High Schools to combat juvenile delinquency.

Mr. French will assum his duties as new principal immdiately.

1973-1978 - Superintendent A. F. Allen, Principal Donald R. French, Assistant Principal John Nelson

The Old high school, now the Junior High and the grade school in 1976

1979 - Superintendent William Mills, Principal Arthur Judson Dillon, Assistant Principal John Nelson

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