MS-100
PIQUA CITY SCHOOLS COLLECTION
INTRODUCTION
In July 2004 records of the Piqua Board of Education, Piqua City Schools, were accessioned into the Flesh Public Library and Museum Archives. These records had been stored in the archive room on the second floor of the Board of Education office, 719 East Ash Street, near the Clerk-Treasurer’s office. A second group of records were accessioned into the Piqua Public Library Archives in May 2018. This accession was the result of the Board of Education Offices moving to the former Social Security Offices on Looney Road. These records include materials from the years 1853 to 1998. There are no known restrictions on the use of this collection. High School student permanent records are not part of this collection. These records are available in digital format at the Board of Education.
The School Board Minute books in MS-100 begin in 1853 and continue to 1975. Information in these books would include such things as teachers hired and their salaries, lists of graduating seniors, policies adopted by the board to govern the schools and its employees, land acquisitions, and other matters. Among the items of interest are school board yearly reports for the years 1864, 1865, 1888, 1900, 1912, and 1916. Also contained is a Teacher Certification Record Book from c. 1900 and a file of Teacher Certification letters from 1920-1930. Course catalogs from 1859, 1863, 1868, 1879, and 1904 are included along with 30 commencement programs for various years from 1867 to 1988, and a variety of other programs. There are also examples of diplomas, report cards, and the Piqua Union School promotions lists 1857-1860.
Within this collection, we have as clear a picture as possible of the functioning of a small city school system in the second half of the 19th century and two-thirds of the twentieth century.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The Piqua Schools Collection is divided into the following seventeen series:
SERIES I: PIQUA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES AND PROCEEDINGS, 1853-1975
Box 1, File 1 through Box 3, File 4
SERIES II: PIQUA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCIAL RECORDS, 1859 – 1959
Box 4, File 1 through Box 7, File 7
SERIES III: MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOL AND SCHOOL RELATED ORGANIZATION RECORD BOOKS
Box 8, File 1 through Box 9, File 3
SERIES IV: PHOTOGRAPHS
Box 9, File 4 through File 29
SERIES V: PRINTED SCHOOL BOARD REPORTS
Box 9, File 30 through File 42
SERIES VI: LAND DEEDS, LAND SALES, AQUISTIONS, ANNEXATIONS, BUILDINGS AND LEASES
Deed to the Spring Street School property, northeast corner of East Ash and Spring Streets, and documents pertaining to the auction of that property in the 1960’s. The 1854 deed to the block purchased from Matthew Caldwell, which is bounded by College, High, Walker, and Ash Streets and became the location of three consecutive high schools. The deed to the southeast corner of Roosevelt (Chestnut) and South Street – South Street School. Lease documents and deed from the Miami Conservancy District for canal land between Bennett Junior High School at 625 South Main Street and the Miami River. Court documents pertaining to the eminent domain seizure of lots 1123 and 1124 on Nicklin Avenue to provide access and parking for Nicklin Avenue School. Also included are annexations to the City of Piqua from the townships and annexations to the Piqua City School District – Box 10, File 1 through Box 11, File 6.
SERIES VII: BOND ISSUE AND TAX LEVY CAMPAIGN MATERIALS
Among the documents found in this series are building and facility needs reports for 1944. 1946, 1962, 1969, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1989, and 1993. In addition, there are documents relating to several bond issue campaigns, a booklet detailing the successful 1979 bond issue campaign for a new high school, details of the campaign to build the new Piqua Junior High School and the campaign for the two new primary schools and the intermediate school. – Box 11, File 7 through Box 12, File 5.
SERIES VIII: ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS
Included in this series are a series of policy handbooks; job analysis handbooks; statistics on graduates, attendance and enrollment 1863-1955; and a Management Team Compensation Plan, which was developed in 1984. – Box 12, File 6 through File 38.
SERIES IX: BEQUESTS, AWARDS AND MEMORIALS
Documentation creating the George P. Wertz Memorial Award, Gilbert Shaw Award, Charles Wilder Award, Stanley Boylan Memorial Award, Maurice Peffer Memorial Award, and the Lou Berman Scholarship Fund are found here along with the wills of Frances L. Allison, Horace J. Rollin, and Joseph DeFrees. – Box 12, File 39 through 47.
SERIES X: SENIOR GRADUATION PARTY RECORDS
This series includes the financial records of the parent groups, lists of donations and donors, and the planned activities for the Senior Graduation Party. – Box 12, File 48 through File 54.
SERIES XI: TEACHER MATERIALS
Box 13, File 1 through File 20.
SUB-SERIES XI-A: STAFF DIRECTORIES FOR SCHOOL YEARS 1939-1977
Box 14, File 1 through File 31.
SERIES XII: STUDENT RELATED MATERIALS
Box 14, File 32 through File 38.
SUB-SERIES XII-A: COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS
Box 14, File 39 through File 48.
SUB-SERIES XII-B: OTHER PROGRAMS
Box 14, File 49 through File 54.
SUB-SERIES XII-C: OTHER STUDENT MATERIALS
Box 14, File 55 through File 58.
SUB-SERIES XII-D: CLASS LISTS OF GRADUATING CLASSES, 1863-1950
Box 14, File 59 through File 93.
SUB-SERIES XII-E: CLASS LISTS AND REUNION PLANNING DOCUMENTS
WITH NAMES, ADDRESSES OF GRADUATION CLASSES, 1951-1996
Box 15, File 1 through File 46.
SERIES XIII: PIQUA HISTORICAL MUSEUM RECORDS
Box 15, File 47 through File 51.
SERIES XIV: MISCELLANEOUS
Many of the documents located here relate to various Parent Teacher Association (PTA) groups and the PTA Council. Other documents were found loose in various minute or account books – important among these are documents relating to the merger of the Piqua Teachers Pension Fund and the Ohio State Teachers Retirement System in 1920-21. Box 15, File 52 through File 73
SERIES XV: PIQUA CITY SCHOOLS - STUDENT PERMANENT RECORD BOOKS, 1856-1942
Included in this series are the records of all students in the Piqua Union Schools 1856-1866. the records of all Piqua students 1905-1914, the records of Piqua school students in grades 1-8 for the years 1914-1918, and the records of elementary students in grades 1-6 for the years 1919 to 1942. Included in this series are books 1 through 111.
SERIES XVI: PIQUA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SCRAPBOOKS – GENERAL
These scrapbooks include collections of “The Old Schoolmaster” by Supt. C.M. Sims, and “419 Caldwell” by Supt. James Wisecup, along with several P.T.A. Scrapbooks and “A History of North Street School.” Included in this series are scrapbooks 1 through 7.
SERIES XVII: PIQUA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SCRAPBOOKS
THE SUPERINTENDENT DUANE BACHMAN YEARS, 1975-1992
This series contains 17 complete and one partial scrapbooks. There is one scrapbook for each school year beginning with the 1975-76 school year and ending with the 1991-1992 school year. The 1992-1993 scrapbook was never completed.
HISTORY
“The first educational effort on the part of our early citizens was in 1809, when a subscription school-house was built near the present intersection of Main and Union streets.”[1] Thus began what is today the Piqua City School District. For the remainder of the 19th century, Piqua City School District was officially School District No. 2 in Washington Township. Three schools were built in the 1840’s: North School, on the west side of Caldwell between North and Boone Streets; South School, on the southwest corner of Wood and Wayne Streets; and East School, on the northeast corner of East Ash and Spring Streets (none of which currently exist).
In 1850 a Board of Managers of the Common Schools was appointed consisting of five individuals, one from each ward in the city. In 1853, the citizens voted to create a Union School System for the city and in the same year elected a six person School Board. In 1854, the land for Piqua High School (Central) along College Street between Ash and High Streets amounting to two acres was purchased from Matthew Caldwell. The building was finished in 1856. Other schools were added before 1900. A school for blacks began in 1854 at the Wesleyan Methodist Church, on the southeast corner of Ash and Downing Streets, and moved into its own building in 1872 on the northwest corner of Boone and College. [The school for blacks was closed in 1885 by action of the Piqua Board of Education and black students were incorporated into the other schools in the district.] Park Avenue School, on the northeast corner of Broadway and Park Avenue; North Street School, on the northeast corner of North and Walker Streets; Spring Street School, on the northeast corner of Ash and Spring Streets; South Street School, on the southeast corner of South and Roosevelt (Chestnut) Streets; and a new high school (built on the same location as the old high school) were all constructed before 1900. In 1893, Huntersville School merged into the Piqua Schools, which provided a new elementary school at 430 Staunton Street.
In the twentieth century, two new high schools, three new junior high schools, and three new elementary schools were built. A new high school was built on the site of the two previous high schools on College Street (taking up the entire block bounded by College, High, Walker, and Ash Streets) and new wings were added to this building in 1949 and 1965. This building ceased to be a high school in 1981 when a new high school was constructed on land off of Looney Road (1000 Indian Trail). In the 1920’s, two junior high schools were built to serve the north and south ends of town. Bennett Junior High School was located near the river on the east side of South Main Street (625) between South and Garnsey Streets. Wilder Junior High School was located on the west side of Nicklin Avenue (1120) between Gill and Scott Streets. In the 1990’s a new Piqua Junior High School was built in the Looney Rood educational complex next to the high school at the corner of Indian and Tomahawk Trail. With the completion of the new junior high school, Bennett and Wilder became intermediate schools (grades 4-6). In 1905, a church building was purchased on the southwest corner of Madison and Elm Streets and became the Madison Avenue School. This building was closed in 1925. Other elementary buildings constructed in the 20th century were Favorite Hill School on the north side of South Street (950) between Brice and Boal Streets; High Street School on the south side of High Street (1249) between Levering and Lyndhurst Streets; and Nicklin Avenue School on the west side of Nicklin (818) between Part and Ann Streets.
Piqua City Schools, Springcreek Township Schools, and Washington Township Schools were three separate but interrelated entities. Springcreek and Washington township systems ended at the eighth grade and sent the students on to Piqua High School. On July 1, 1968, Springcreek Township Schools and Washington Township Schools ceased to exist and were forced by state law to consolidate with the Piqua City School District. The state law in question stated that a school district could not exist without a high school. This brought to an end a number of “elementary districts” across the state. By this consolidation, the Piqua Board of Education came into possession of the records of both Springcreek and Washington township schools. Piqua City Schools also came into the possession of two school buildings, which became elementary schools: Washington Township School located at 800 North Sunset Drive between Park Avenue and East Parkway Drive, and Springcreek Township School located at 145 East U.S. Route 36.
In 1999, with the opening of the new Piqua Junior High School, a major reorganization of the school district took place. Nicklin Avenue School became the kindergarten center for the entire district. Favorite Hill, High Street, and Springcreek schools became primary schools housing grades 1, 2, and 3. Bennett, Washington, and Wilder schools became intermediate schools housing grades 4, 5, and 6. Piqua Junior High School served grades 7 and 8 with Piqua High School serving grades 9-12.
In 2011 the voters of Piqua, Springcreek and Washington Townships passed a levy to take advantage of the state’s offer to help pay for new school buildings for the district. As a result, the Springcreek and Washington buildings were torn down and replaced with the new Springcreek Primary School and the Washington Primary School on the same sites. These two buildings housed students in kindergarten through third grade. At the same time, a new Piqua Central Intermediate School was constructed on the site of the old Piqua Memorial Hospital at the corner of Park and Nicklin Avenues. This building housed grades four through six. In this reorganization, Piqua Junior High School housed grades seven and eight. As a part of this project, the following buildings were demolished: Staunton Street School, Bennett School, Favorite Hill School, High Street School, Nicklin Avenue School and Wilder School. As of the spring of 2018, the Bennett site was sold to the city; the Staunton Street site was transferred to the city to become a part of a solar electric generating station and the Nicklin site became a garden and land laboratory for the Piqua Central Intermediate School. The Favorite Hill, High Street and Wilder sites are green spaces.
CONTAINER LIST
SERIES I: PIQUA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES ANDPROCEEDINGS, 1853-1975
BOX 1
File
1 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, – October 11, 1853 – November 10, 1866
2 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, – November 10, 1866 – April15, 1878
3 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, – April 15, 1878 – August 27, 1885
4 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, – September 5, 1885 – August 15, 1890
5 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, – September 8, 1890 – April 16, 1894
6 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, – April 16, 1894 – August26, 1898
7 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, September 12, 1898 – August 18, 1902
8 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, September 20, 1902 – August 7, 1906
9 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, September 4, 1906 – August 31, 1911
10 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, September 16, 1911 – September 12, 1918
BOX 2
File
1 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, September 26, 1918 – November 25, 1925
2 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, January 4, 1926 – December 18, 1930
3 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, January 5, 1931 – December 23, 1935
4 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, January 6, 1936 – December 30, 1940
5 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, January 6, 1941 – December 27, 1945
6 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, January 7, 1946 – December 28, 1950
7 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, January 2, 1951 – January 2, 1956
BOX 3
File
1 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, January 26, 1956 – January 7, 1963
2 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, January 7, 1963 – December 19, 1968
3 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, January 6, 1969 – December 21, 1972
4 Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, January 2, 1973 – July 14, 1975
Note: There is room in Box 3 for three more minute books, when they become available.
SERIES II: PIQUA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCIAL RECORDS, 1859 – 1972
BOX 4
File
1 Financial Records – Board of Education Piqua City Schools, February 16, 1859 – December 17, 1873
2 Financial Records – Board of Education Piqua City Schools, September 6, 1873 –
August 31, 1900. Also in the back of the book are bond records and a record
of fire insurance policies. Note: this book is too big for the box and is stacked after Box 4.
3 Financial Records – Board of Education Piqua City Schools, September 1, 1900 – August 20, 1903
4 Financial Records – Board of Education Piqua City Schools, September 4, 1903 –
August 19, 1907. Note: this book is too big for the box and is stacked after Box 4.
5 Financial Records – Board of Education Piqua City Schools, September 1, 1907 –
August 15, 1917. Note: this book is too big for the box and is stacked after Box 4.
6 Financial Records – Board of Education Piqua City Schools, September 1, 1917 –
August 28, 1924. Note: this book is too big for the box and is stacked after Box 4.
7 Financial Records – Board of Education Piqua City Schools, September 1, 1924 –
January 27, 1926. Note: this book is too big for the box and is stacked after Box 4.
8 Financial Records – Board of Education Piqua City Schools, January 4, 1926 – December 24, 1935
9 Financial Records – Board of Education Piqua City Schools, January 1, 1936 – December 31, 1945
BOX 5
File
1 Financial Records – Board of Education Piqua City Schools, January 1, 1946 – December 30, 1950
2 Financial Records – Board of Education Piqua City Schools, January 1, 1951 – December 31, 1955
3 Financial Records – Board of Education Piqua City Schools, January 1, 1956 – December 31, 1958
BOX 6
File
1 Financial Records – Board of Education Piqua City Schools, February 17, 1961 – June 30, 1968
2 Financial Records – Board of Education Piqua City Schools, January 1, 1967 – June 30, 1968
3 Financial Records – Piqua City Schools Activity Accounts – September 1, 1968 – June 28, 1971
4 Financial Records – Piqua City Schools Activity Accounts – July 1, 1971 – December 29, 1972
5 Financial Records – Piqua City Schools Activity Accounts – November 8, 1966 – June
27, 1972 Note: this book is too big for the box and is stacked after Box 4.
6 Financial Records – Piqua City Schools Activity Accounts – July 1, 1972 – July 7,
1976 Note: this book is too big for the box and is stacked after Box 4.
BOX 7
File
1 Piqua Board of Education Cash Journal, Appropriations Ledger, Receipts Journal,
January 1, 1954 – December 31, 1959
2 Piqua Board of Education Payroll Register, January 1, 1957 – September 30, 1958
3 Piqua Board of Education, School Teacher’s Pension Fund, September 1913 – June 1919
4 Piqua Schools Cafeteria and Food Service Ledger, September 10, 1938 – May 26, 1944
5 Itemized Statement of the Cost of High School Building [Second High School at
College and High Streets], August 23, 1883 – April 17, 1893.
6 Piqua Board of Education Clerk’s Special District Ledger including:
(1) High School Building Fund Ledger, 15 June 1912 –August 1915
(2) Carnegie Book Fund, November 1913-December 1919
(3) Junior High School Building Fund, 16 September 1922-1930
(4) Bond Payment and Retirement Ledger, 1912-1930.
Note: this book is too big for the box and is stacked after Box 7.
7 Bond Register – Record of Bonds Issued – purpose of issue: construction of the new
High School – Victoria Couchois, Treasurer; William B. McNeil, Board President – date of issue: March 1, 1979 – to whom sold: John Nuveen & Co., Inc. – where payable: Miami Citizens National Bank or Piqua National Bank – bonds numbered 1-1737, denominations $1,000 and $5,000 – rate of interest: 5 5/8% - the dates covered in the book are March 1, 1979 through November 1, 1999. Note: this book is too big for the box and is stacked after Box 7.
SERIES III: MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOL AND SCHOOL RELATED
ORGANIZATION RECORD BOOKS
BOX 8
File
1 Citizens Committee for Schools – constitution and minutes 1952 – 1971
2 P.H.S. – Photozetean Society – minutes and proceedings with a list of members, 20
April 1894 – 30 September 1898 – Also found in this book is a record of all officers of the society, a listing of the programs at each meeting, and other society activities. This was a literary society and the programs consisted of recitations, declamations, essays, criticisms, debates, and, from time to time, musical solos. The members were also tested on their knowledge of parliamentary procedure. The society divided itself in September 1898. According to the minutes of the meeting of 9 September 1898, the society had been in existence for about 20 years, which would date it back to c. 1878. The last secretary of the society was Elizabeth M. Rayner.
3 P.H.S. – Pierian Society – minutes and proceedings with a list of members –
September 9, 1898 – May 25, 1906 – The Pierian Society is one of two societies formed out of the Photozetian Society in 1898. The other society was the Castalian Society. Also found in this book is a record of all officers of the society, a listing of the programs at each meeting, and other society activities. This was a literary society and the programs consisted of recitations, declamations, essays, criticisms, debates, and, from time to time, musical solos.
4 P.H.S. – The Castalian Society – minutes and proceedings with a list of members and
the society constitution – September 9, 1898 – May 23, 1906 – Membership was open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who were appointed to the society by lot. The object of the society was to acquire knowledge of parliamentary procedure and to cultivate oratorical and composition skills. Also found in this book is a record of all officers of the society, a listing of the programs at each meeting, and other society activities. This was a literary society and the programs consisted of recitations, declamations, essays, criticisms, debates, and, from time to time, musical solos.
5 P.H.S. Student Activities Fund Account Book, September 1, 1948 – August 23, 1957
– This book lists each student activity group and its revenues and expenditures.
6 Piqua Alumni Association – minutes and proceedings, 1 June 1934 – 4 June 1977 with
a final notation in 1983 that the balance in the treasury was given to the Piqua Board of Education for the P.H.S. Scholarship Fund.
7 Vaccination Record, 20 December 1919 – September 15, 1930, listing the names of all
students who had received a vaccination certificate.
8 Madison Avenue School – record of date of birth of students beginning September
1905 with the last entry recording a vaccination in 1928. The book contains the names of the children (alphabetically), address, date of birth, parent name, and some vaccination records. The dates of birth range from 1892 – 1921.
9 Park Avenue School – record of children’s date of birth, address, parents name and
occupation – earliest recorded date of birth is 1888 and the last recorded date of birth is 1914.
10 Favorite Hill School – record of date of birth of students who were in Favorite Hill
School previous to 1911. Earliest date of birth is 1894 and the latest date of birth is 1904. In addition, there are examples of student achievement in the back of the book.
11 Favorite Hill School – record of date of birth of students after 1910. Earliest date of
birth is 1896 and the latest date of birth is 1923.
12 North Street School – record of date of birth – first entry in the book was made in
1908 by Katharine O’Ferrall, principal. In the back of the book is a list of teachers at North Street in 1908. Earliest date of birth listed is 1891 and the latest is 1922.
BOX 9
File
1 North Street School – record of date of birth – the date on the flyleaf of the book is
January 1923 and the dates of birth in the book range from 1908 to 1929.
2 Madison Avenue School PTA minutes, 14 December 1923 – 17 April 1925 and
Wilder Junior High School PTA minutes, 22 May 1925 – 6 May 1936
3 Piqua PTA Council minutes, 17 May 1944 – May 1955
SERIES IV: PHOTOGRAPHS
BOX 9
File
4 3 ½ x 4 ½ B/W photographs of science or agriculture projects and awards
5 4 x 5 B/W photographs of elementary classrooms
5/1 Spring Street School – Helen Brown Enos, teacher, 2nd grade
5/2 North Street Kindergarten – Henrietta Angle, teacher
5/3 South Street School playground
5/4 Nicklin Avenue School playground
5/5 Nicklin Avenue School playground
5/6 Elementary Music Class
5/7 Elementary Music Class
5/8 6th grade class – James Wisecup, teacher
5/9 Staunton Street Classroom – new school
5/10 Lesson on telling and writing time – 2 adults in class
5/11 Lesson on telling and writing time – 2 adults in class
5/12 Elementary Reading Group
5/13 Students working at desks while teacher is working with a reading group
6 5 x 7 B/W photograph of representatives of the VFW and School representatives –
Duane Bachman and Mitchell Pedroff
7 8 x 10 B/W photographs, c. 1950s through early 1960s
7/1 Central High School Choir – James Reeder, Director
7/2 South Street School – James Webb, Teacher
7/3 South Street School
7/4 Mrs. Alfreda Dunn observing class
7/5 Central High School Wood Shop
7/6 Central High School Typing Class
7/7 Nicklin Avenue School playground – recess
7/8 North Street School Kindergarten – Henrietta Angle, Teacher
7/9 Classroom Staunton Street School – new building
7/10 Central High School Math Class
7/11 8th grade graduation 1950 – Washington Township School
7/12 Central High School Metal Shop
7/13 Wilder Junior High School
7/14 Science class presentation – elementary
7/15 Science class presentation – elementary
7/16 Drama – class play – 8th grade
7/17 Central High School Business Class – Joanne Dankworth
7/18 Central High School Trades and Industries (T & I) Metal Shop – John Jessup
7/19 Bennett Junior High School
7/20 Central High School Mechanical Drawing/Drafting Class – Jim McVety
7/21 Central High School Library
7/22 Roosevelt Field House
7/23 Central High School Home Economics Sewing Class
7/24 Central High School Trades and Industries Metal Shop
7/25 Central High School Trades and Industries Metal Shop
7/26 Central High School French Class
7/27 Central High School Metal Shop – Ron Weldy
7/28 Central High School Metal Shop – Jim Lind
7/29 Elementary classroom
7/30 8th Grade Graduation 1949 – Washington Township School
8 5 x 7 – Board Administrative Staff c. 1970s: Ed Purk, Athletic Director; Dave Ott,
Director of Fine Arts; Edward Effertz, School Psychologist; George Ashworth, Administrative Assistant; Don Vorhees, Student Services; Mitchell Pedroff, Assistant Superintendent; Richard “Dick” Pearson, Administrative Assistant – picture taken in front of the Board of Education office at 419 Caldwell.
9 Cafeteria and Food Service Photographs – 4x5 black and white
9/1 Central High School serving line
9/2 Staunton Street School serving line
9/3 Staunton Street School seating area
9/4 Seating area
9/5 Nicklin Avenue School serving line
9/6 Nicklin Avenue School serving line
9/7 Nicklin Avenue School seating area
9/8 Bennett Junior High School serving line – Ronald Alexander is the student who is serving
9/9 Bennett Junior High School serving line
9/10 Wilder Junior High School serving line
9/11 Serving line
9/12 Tray return and dish washing
10 Piqua Central High School Photographs – 4x5 black and white
10/1 Chemistry Laboratory – Beverly Fischer
10/2 Chemistry Laboratory
10/3 Choir – James Reeder, Director
10/4 Home Economics cooking class – Charlotte Huffman
10/5 Home Economics sewing class – Miss O’Donnell, teacher
10/6 Front sidewalk, students and teachers leaving school
10/7 Front sidewalk, students leaving school
11 Junior High School Photographs – 4x5 black and white
11/1 Class Play – dramatic presentation
11/2 Gym class
11/3 8th grade Ohio History class
11/4 Gym class
11/5 Math class
11/6 Classroom
12 6th Grade Science Fair Photographs – 9 photos – 4x5 black and white
13 Student displays in downtown storefront windows – Elliott’s Furniture, Piqua Paint
Company and Colonial Finance – 6 photos – 4x5 black and white
14 Construction photographs, c. 1950’s (possibly High Street School) – 3 photos – 4x5 black and white
15 Jonathan Fairbanks – Superintendent, Piqua Schools during the Civil War – photodated May 19, 1866 (2 photos)
16 Sports teams – Piqua High School baseball team [11 players, 2 coaches] and a formal
studio photograph of four football players in uniform without helmets – c. 1900
17 Staunton Street School with students standing on and around the front steps. The
date of this photo is probably fall 1889, when the building first opened. The construction on the bell tower is not complete. (Original photo and a black/white glossy copy enlarged.)
18 Wertz Stadium home stands – 4”x6” color glossy photo – c. 2000 (2)
19 School and community signs on south C.R. 25A – “Piqua, one of Ohio’s Best
communities, Building Excellent Schools for Today & the 21st Century.” Three 4”x6” color glossy photos – c. 2000.
20 Construction of the elevator on the south side of Bennett School – 4”x6” color glossy – c. 2000
21 Photographs of the interior of the intermediate schools (grades 4, 5, 6) at the time of
the opening of the new junior high school – Eight 4”x6” color glossy photos – c. 2000
22 Photographs of brochures, a booklet and copies of Drum Beat newsletter produced at
the time of the opening of the new Piqua Junior High School – 1999-2000 – Eight 4”x6” color glossy photographs
23 Photo copies of black/white photographs of the old Piqua Central High School
building, exterior and interior, after it was sold and converted into low cost senior citizens housing (6 copies)
24 Photo copies of black/white photographs of the South Street School building after its
conversion for use by the Bethany Center (4 copies)
25 Piqua school buildings – Seventeen 4”x6” black/white glossy photos – c. 2000
25/1 Piqua High School (2)
25/2 Wilder Junior High School
25/3 Bennett Junior High School
25/4 Springcreek School
25/5 Washington School
25/6 Nicklin Avenue School (3)
25/7 Staunton Street School (2)
25/8 High Street School (2)
25/9 Favorite Hill School (4)
26 Ground breaking ceremony for the beginning of construction of the new Piqua Junior
High School – Ten 4”x6” color glossy photos – 1998
27 Masonic ceremony of laying the cornerstone at the new Piqua Junior High School –
August 1999 – Thirteen 4”x6” color glossy photographs
28 Building dedication and open house of the new Piqua Junior High School
– Thirteen 4”x6” color glossy photographs – August 1999
29 Photographs of Piqua Junior High School in session – probably taken on
the first day of school – August 1999 – Thirty-nine 4”x6” color glossy photographs
SERIES V: PRINTED SCHOOL BOARD REPORTS
BOX 9
File 30 1864 – Report of the Board of Education of City of Piqua, Miami County, Ohio to the
County Auditor for the School Year ending August 31, 1864
31 1885 – Piqua Public Schools. Report of the Board of Education for the School Year ending August 31, 18856
32 1888 – Piqua Public Schools. Report of the Board of Education for the School Year Ending August 31, 1888 (4 copies)
33 1900 – Piqua Public Schools. Report of the Board of Education for the School Year Ending August 31st, 1900 (3 copies)
34 1912 – Piqua Public Schools. Annual Report, January 1912
35 1916 – Report of Piqua Public Schools, September 1916 (3)
36 1927 – Annual Report and Course of Study of the Piqua Public Schools, September 1927
37 1997, 1998, 1999 – Condensed Annual Financial Reports for the Fiscal Years Ended
June 30. Board of Education, Piqua City School District, Piqua, Ohio (three reports, one for each year listed).
38 [1] 2000 – Summary Financial Information, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2000
[2] 2003 – Popular Annual Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2003
[3] 2005 – Popular Annual Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2005
39 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2010. Board of
Education, Piqua City School District, Piqua, Ohio (2 copies)
40 Piqua City School District, Miami County, Single Audit for the Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2011 – report done by Millhuff-Stang, Certified Public Accountant, Portsmouth, Ohio
41 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2011. Board of
Education, Piqua City School District, Piqua, Ohio
42 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2012. Board of
Education, Piqua City School District, Piqua, Ohio
SERIES VI: LAND DEEDS, LAND SALES, AQUISTIONS, ANNEXATIONS, BUILDINGS
AND LEASES
BOX 10
File
1 Spring Street School land deed – northeast corner of East Ash and Spring Streets
2 Documents pertaining to the auction of Spring Street School
3 Land deed for Piqua Union School – 1854 – the entire block bounded by College Street, High
Street, Walker Street and Ash Street
4 Deed to 509 North Main St. and papers relating to the Schmidlapp Trust
5 Deed to South Street School property – 1890 – southeast corner of Roosevelt (Chestnut) and South Streets
6 Lease documents for canal property behind Bennett School 1923 – 1957 and map –
property between Bennett Junior High School at 625 South Main and the Great Miami River.
7 Deed from Miami Conservancy District for land behind Bennett School – 1955 –
property between Bennett Junior High School at 625 South Main and the Great Miami River.
8 Court case for seizure of lots 1123 and 1124 to add to Nicklin School property – 1955
9 Comprehensive City Plan. Chapter: Public Schools – 1944
10 A Study of Public School Building Needs – 1946
11 “Action for Ohio Schools” – Ohio Education Association newspaper on school finance – 1953
12 Investment of School Funds, 1954-1969
13 Forbes Report: A Development Program for the Central Area of Piqua, Ohio – 1962
14 School Building Survey Report – 1962
15 Memorandum for Deposit of Funds
16 Educational Facility Needs Report – 1969
17 Facility Evaluation Study: Piqua Central High School – 1976
18 A Study of Plans for Housing Elementary School Children K-6. 1980
19 Report on the Demographic Study – 1980
20 Facilities Report – 1988
21 Facilities Report – 1989
22 Facilities Study: A Follow-Up Report – 1989
23 Miscellaneous information on finance and redistricting – c. 1990
24 The Schools and the Community Working Together: 1993 – 1999
25 Data for the Educational Facilities Master Plan – 1993
26 Piqua High School Stadium Campaign brochure – 2000
27 Plat maps of Springcreek Township and Washington Township – 1967
28 Documents relating to the annexation of land on both sides of North County Road 25A
including Industry Park Drive and Sherry Drive by the City of Piqua. The annexation is dated May 21, 1979. The file includes appropriate maps
29 Resolution passed June 19, 1923 by the Piqua Board of Education to annex the area
south of McCabe Avenue, east of the right-of-way of the B & O Railroad, north of the south section line of Section 20 and west of the Great Miami River. This is an area south of Piqua along both sides of South Main Street (C.R. 25A).
30 Documents relating to the resolution by Piqua Schools to allow Piqua students to
attend Washington Township Schools without paying tuition or for transportation for the school year 1949-1950.
31 Letter to Piqua Superintendent, C. M. Sims, from the Miami County Auditor stating
the difficulty of showing the exact boundary line of the Piqua City School District – November 10, 1950.
32 Piqua City Commission Ordinance No. 55-56 accepting the annexation of the John C.
Westfall property in Section 13 to the City of Piqua – a hand drawn map of the property annexed is included – September 17, 1956
33 Documents relating to the transfer of property, known as the McVety Transfer, from
Washington Township Schools to the Piqua City School District. Documents dated January 17, 1957 to May 17, 1957
34 Resolution by Piqua Board of Education not to seek the transfer of the Lavy
Annexation (400 acres bounded on the south by Pennsylvania Railroad, on the north by Clayton Road, on the west by Spiker Road and on the east by the Piqua City limits) to the Piqua City School District. This land had been annexed by the City of Piqua – October 25, 1957.
35 State Board of Education documents relating to procedures to be followed involving
the transfer of territory to city school districts as a result of municipal annexation – these documents are dated between 1957 and 1959
36 Piqua City Commission Ordinance No. 3-58 amending Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2-
58 concerning the annexation of land bounded by Pennsylvania Railroad, Spiker Road, Clayton Road and the Piqua City limits – February 3, 1958
37 Documents relating to Piqua City Commission Ordinances No.’s 19-64, 24-64 and 24-
64. These ordinances were for the annexation of land to the City of Piqua owned by Dorothea J. Davis (Ord. 19-64), Rosemary Gaier (Ord. 24-64) and Dorothea J. Davis (Ord. 36-64 amending the description in Ord. 19-64). Also included in this folder are letters and other documents requesting the transfer of these annexations from Washington Township School District to the Piqua City School District – the dates on these documents are from April 6, 1964 to October 13, 1964. There are two annexation maps in the folder – one is for Ordinances 19-64 and 36-64; the other is for ordinance 24-64.
38 Documents relating to the request by the Piqua Board of Education to have the land
annexed to the City of Piqua by City Commission Ordinance No. 51-64 (the farm of Clarence L. and Helen Hecker, south side of Brown Rd., Washington Township) transferred from Washington Township School District to Piqua City School District. The dates on the documents are from November 2, 1964 to January 18, 1965. A map of the annexation is included in the folder.
39 Piqua City Commission Ordinance No. 42-65 for the annexation of property requested
by Nellie M. Arnett. Property is bounded on the north by Hemm Road, on the west by the Piqua & Troy branch of the B & O Railroad, on the east by County Road 25 A and on the south by a survey line to the south of Statler Avenue. Also included is a smaller section east of County Road 25A and west of the Great Miami River. A map of the annexation is included and is land that was a part of the Riverside subdivision including Basset Avenue. The dates on the documents are November 15, 1965 to November 22, 1965.
40 Piqua City Commission Ordinance No. 43-66 for the annexation of property requested
by Catherine E. Roberts. Property is bounded on the north by the city limits, on the south by Hemm Road, on the east by the Piqua & Troy branch of the B & O Railroad and on the west by Gordon Street. A map of the annexation is included and is land that was part of the Sunnyside subdivision. The dates on the documents are July 5 & 8, 1966.
41 Piqua City Commission Ordinance No. 39-66 for the annexation of property requested
by David O. Cromes. The property is part of Town 1, Range 11, Section 29 in Springcreek Township and is located on the east side of Staunton Street/Piqua-Troy Road north of Statler Road. A map of the annexation is included in this folder. The dates on the documents are July 18 & 21, 1966.
42 Springcreek Township Board of Education Resolution No. 1, February 20, 1968,
providing for the consolidation of the Springcreek School District into the Piqua City School District.
43 Piqua City Commission Ordinance No. 19-68 for the annexation of property requested
by Raynor O. Starr, Eunice E. Starr, William R. Ceylor and Carroll B. Ceylor. The property is a part of Town 8, Range 5, Section 24 in Washington Township and is bounded on the north and west by Piqua corporation line and on the east by Washington Road. A map of the annexation is included in this folder. The dates on the documents are May 6 & 9, 1968
44 Action by the Miami County Commission to establish Brunson Lane in the Stonycreek
Subdivision, Washington Township as a Township Road. September 24, 1969
45 Piqua City Commission Ordinance No. 28-70 for the annexation of property requested
by Floyd A. Marshall and others. The property annexed is 252.91 acres in Town 1, Range 12, Section 19 and Town 1, Range 11, Sections 24 and 30 in Springcreek Township. The section 19 annexation includes 41 acres on the northeast corner of U.S. Route 36 and Looney Road. The section 30 and 24 annexation includes approximately 212 acres and is generally located between U.S. Route 36 on the north, the Great Miami River on the west, Garbry Road on the south and near Kienle Drive on the east. A map of the annexation is included in this folder. The dates on the documents are July 6 & 13, 1970.
46 Piqua City Commission Ordinance No. 23-70 for the annexation of property requested
by Harriet C. Fuller and others. The property annexed is 85.278 acres in Town 1, Range 12, Section 25 and Town 1, Range 11, Section 30 in Springcreek Township. This is an area generally along and north of U.S. Route 36 from the Great Miami River to Looney Road. A map of the annexation is included in this folder. The dates on the documents are July 6 & 13, 1970.
47 Resolution by Miami County Commission designating Stockham Drive in Springcreek
Township as a Township Road and authorizing at “STOP” sign be placed on Stockham Drive at its intersection with Country Club Road – August 5, 1970.
48 Letter addressed to “Lessee” informing the recipient (we assume the Piqua City
Schools) of a 271.65% increase in the value of canal land in the City of Piqua. This letter probably refers to canal land leased by the school board and located behind Bennett School on South Main Street – August 26, 1971.
49 Piqua City Commission Ordinance No. 45-71 for the annexation of property requested
by L. V. Decker, Florence Price, Lloyd B. Fry, Robert P. Fite (as President of the Piqua Board of Education), Clifford M. Utterback (President of Park Ridge, Inc.). The property annexed is 82.952 acres of which 7.575 acres lie in the Northwest Quarter, Section 13, Town 8, Range 5 and 75.377 acres lie in the Southwest Quarter, Section 12, Town 8, Range 5. The land lies west of North Sunset Drive. The smaller parcel is the former Washington Township School. The larger parcel is the Eagles Nest subdivision. A map of the annexation is included in this folder. The dates on the documents are November 1 & 3, 1971.
50 Letter from William R. Snider, Piqua Water System Superintendent, to Dr. James
Wisecup, Piqua Superintendent of Schools, concerning irrigation water service at Roosevelt Field (Wertz Stadium) – November 23, 1971.
51 Piqua City Commission Ordinance No. 32-72 for the annexation of property requested
by Mid-Continent Properties, Inc. The property annexed is 68.412 acres in Town 8, Range 5, Section 24 Washington Township. The property is south of the Candlewood Hills subdivision. A map of the annexation is included in the folder. The dates on the documents are June 19 & 21, 1972.
52 Miami County Commission resolution to make Bennett Drive, located in Washington
Township, a township road – October 16, 1972.
53 Piqua City Commission Ordinance No. 18-74 for the annexation of property requested
by Fogle’s Cycle Sales, Inc., Jerry R. & Betty J. Fogle and Fiber Process, Inc. The property annexed is 5.5 acres in Town 6, Range 6, Part of Fractional Sections 20 and 29 Washington Township. The land lies just south of the city limits and west of South County Road 25A. A map of the annexation is included in the folder. The dates on the documents are May 6 & 14, 1974.
54 Two notices of tree removal – one at Favorite Hill School and the other at Spring
Street School – September 4 &12, 1974.
55 Survey map showing the ownership of a 1.886 acre tract of land 60 feet wide and
1369.15 feet long at the east end of the southwest quarter Section 20, Town 1, Range 12 Springcreek Township. The owner is the Piqua Board of Education and the land connects the high school and junior high school to County Road 25A. The tract is currently known as Tomahawk Trail. Date on the map is November 2, 1979.
56 Miami County Commission Resolution No. 99-08-1251 accepting a township road
extension of Suber Road in the Mary Ann Helton Subdivision in Section 1, Town 1, Range 12 Springcreek Township. Dates on the documents are August 4, 10, 16, 1999.
57 Piqua City Commission Ordinance No. 3-02 for the annexation of property requested
by Helen Y. Stump. The property annexed is 24.918 acres just south of the Candlewood Hills subdivision and west of Washington Road in Section 24, Town 8, Range 5 Washington Township. Three separate maps of the annexation are included in the folder. The dates on the documents are June 31, 2001; July 9, 2001; March 4, 2002 and June 25, 2002.
58 Civil suit filed by Herman R. Brumbaugh and Naomi Brumbaugh, Plaintiffs, vs. Helen
V. Miller, Board of Education of Piqua, Ohio, et. al. to settle claim of ownership of a two-acre tract of land on the northwest corner of Bausman and Stillwell Roads. There are two copies of the suit, one of the Summons, a letter from Dale G. Davis, attorney for the Brumbaughs and a response signed by the Duane Bachman, Superintendent of Piqua Schools denying any interest in the two acres. Dates on the documents are in August 1989.
59 Appraisal of Piqua Central High School, 316 N. College Street, Piqua, Ohio, August
4, 1993. The appraisal was done by Jay C. Lloyd, Real Estate Appraiser and the appraised value of the building in as is condition was $50,000.00. This document contains floor plans and building plat maps. It also contains exterior and interior photographs of the building.
60 Appraisal of all Piqua City Schools property, buildings and equipment done by
Industrial Appraisal Company and the report dated August 1, 2000.
61 Appraisal of all Piqua City Schools property, buildings and equipment done by
Industrial Appraisal Company and the report dated August 1, 2001.
62 Appraisal of all Piqua City Schools property, buildings and equipment done by
Industrial Appraisal Company and the report dated August 1, 2003.
63 Appraisal of all Piqua City Schools property, buildings and equipment done by
Industrial Appraisal Company and the report dated August 1, 2004.
64 Option agreements to purchase land for a new high school on the west side of Piqua in
Washington Townships. Options to buy land were received from Scott J. Hinsch, Margaret W. Hinsch and Scott J. Hinsch, Trustee on October 18, 1973; May 10, 1976; May 25, 1976. An option agreement was received from Alfred H. Hulme and Virginia Hulme on May 24, 1976. An option agreement was received from Roy F. Lavy and Elizabeth M. Lavy on April 20, 1976. Options for the purchase of land were received from the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce on October 11, 1973 and in November 1973. A letter to the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce on March 29, 1974 from the Piqua Board of Education stated that due to the failure of the bond issue on March 27, 1974, the Board would not exercise its option to buy the land from the Chamber of Commerce. A land option was sought by the Board of Education from Alice Frost and Sarah Jean Frost in 1973 but appears not to have been executed. Two Proof of Publication documents are in this folder dated October 29, 1973. One of the documents is for a November 6, 1973 bond issue election to build a new high school. The other document is for a November 6, 1973 0.9 mill tax levy election. The last item in the folder is a pink seven page document from the Superintendent covering the Location for the New Piqua High School. Note: none of these option agreements were ever exercised by the Board of Education.
65 Documents relating to the acquisition, purchase, leases and donations of the property
for the new Piqua High School on ultimately approximately 51 acres of land in Town 1, Range 12 Miami River Survey, Northeast and Northwest Quarter of Section 19. Included in this folder are letters, deeds, bills of sale, transfers, leases for right-of-way for storm drains, rentals for use of athletic fields by Edison State College, survey maps and other documents relating to the land acquired for the new Piqua High School. The general dates of these documents are 1978-1981.
66 Newspaper ad announcing the Public Auction sale of the Spring Street School Site on
the northeast corner of Spring and Ash Streets – July 12, 1979. The advertising ran in The Sidney Daily News, July 2, 1979.
67 Documents relating to the sale by Public Auction of the Board of Education office site
at 419 Caldwell, Piqua, on January 30, 1981.
68 Documents relating to the Public Auction sale of portable classrooms at South Street
School and the attempted sale of the North Street School site and the Piqua Central High School site – 1981-1982
69 Documents relating to the sale of the Piqua Central High School site at 316 N. College St., Piqua, Ohio, September 25, 1993
70 Documents relating to the sale of the South Street School Site, 339 South Street, Piqua, Ohio – October 25, 1997
71 Gas Main Extension Agreement between The Dayton Power and Light Company and
the Board of Education, Piqua City School District to extend natural gas service to the new Piqua High School, dates February 28, 1980.
72 Right of way easement agreement with The Dayton Power and Light Company for an
easement for electric power and transmission lines over board of education property at Springcreek School on east U.S. Route 36. Date of the easement is May 8, 1990.
73 Easement agreement with The Dayton Power and Light Company to allow D P&L to
install a gas pipeline regulator site at the southeast corner of the North Street School site – dated July 27, 1987.
74 Easement agreement with The Ohio Bell Telephone Company for underground
telephone lines and services in the vicinity of Washington School – September 27, 1988
75 Lease agreement dated December 22, 1987 by which Daniel E. Pilarczyk, Archbishop
of Cincinnati agrees to lease a 50 foot x 36 foot plot of ground next to St. Boniface School to the Piqua Board of Education on which the Piqua Board of Education will place a portable classroom for the purpose of public education. Because of a change in state law, the lease was terminated June 19, 2000 as no longer necessary and the deed was returned to the Archdiocese. Maps and descriptions of the leased site are included in this folder.
76 Rental agreement by which the Board of Education rents the use of five lots on
Armory Drive from Herbert and Montie Spurlock to use for football practice fields. The board will pay the Spurlock’s $100 for the use of the five lots. The agreement is renewed yearly and in the folder are copies of the agreement covering the years 1971-1979.
77 Applications for Real Property Tax Exemption and Remission – these documents were
filed with the Miami County Treasurer between 1979 and 2002. These documents excuse school board property from property taxes.
78 Edison State College Roadway Maintenance Agreement – dates of the documents in
this folder are September 4, 1973 to February 18, 1998
79 Memorandum of Understanding between the Piqua Board of Education and the Piqua
Kiwanis Club for the design, furnishing, care and maintenance of the North Street Park – site of the former North Street School – October 1, 1982
80 Right-of-Way Easements granted by the Board of Education to the City of Piqua for
street improvements – June 23, 2000 and November 30, 2000.
BOX 11
File 1 Program of Requirements SUBMISSION – Ohio School Facilities Commission, New
Hospital Site, Piqua City Schools – April 24, 2012 – Submitted to Stacey Thomas, project administrator, Ohio School Facilities Commission, Gilbane Building Company, construction manager, for a new 4-6 Elementary/Middle School (Piqua Central Intermediate School).
2 Schematic Design Phase Submission – June 20, 2012 – Ohio School Facilities
Commission, New 4 – 6 Building (Piqua Central Intermediate School).
3 Program of Requirements SUBMISSION – Ohio School Facilities Commission, New
Washington Site Elementary, Piqua City Schools – April 25, 2012 – Submitted to Stacey Thomas, project administrator, Ohio School Facilities Commission, Gilbane Building Company, construction manager, for Washington New Elementary 1 (Washington Primary School [K-3]).
4 Schematic Design Phase Submission – June 26, 2012 – Ohio School Facilities
Commission, Washington New Elementary 1 (Washington Primary School [K-3]).
5 Program of Requirements SUBMISSION – Ohio School Facilities Commission, New
Springcreek Elementary, Piqua City Schools – April 25, 2012 – Submitted to Stacey Thomas, project administrator, Ohio School Facilities Commission, Gilbane Building Company, construction manager, for Springcreek New Elementary 2 (Springcreek Primary School [K-3]).
6 Schematic Design Phase Submission – June 26, 2012 – Ohio School Facilities
Commission, Springcreek New Elementary 2 (Springcreek Primary School [K-3]).
SERIES VII: BOND ISSUE AND TAX LEVY CAMPAIGN MATERIALS
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File 7 November 3, 1953 Bond Issue election – this successful bond issue campaign resulted
in the building of High Street Elementary School, Nicklin Avenue Elementary School, Staunton Street Elementary School, an addition to Favorite Hill Elementary School and the reorganization of the Piqua City School District into seven kindergarten-sixth grade elementary buildings [Favorite Hill, High Street, Nicklin, North Street, South Street, Spring Street and Staunton Street]; two junior high school buildings housing grades seven-nine [Bennett and Wilder] and Piqua Central High School housing grades ten-twelve.
7-A Bond issue brochures, organizational materials and campaign materials.
7-B Newspaper clippings in support of the bond issue from The Piqua Daily Call.
7-C Front page of the Piqua Daily Call, November 4, 1953 announcing the passage
of the bond issue by a large majority of voters.
8 Campaign materials for the 1973 High School Bond Issue and Operating Levy
election held November 6, 1973. The voters rejected the bond issue but the operating levy passed. The Board of Education did not collect the tax levy until after the bond issue was adopted in 1979, since the levy was to operate the high school.
9 Campaign materials for the 1974 Bond Issue election. This bond issue (which failed)
would have provided money to build a new high school, a bus maintenance facility and do minor remodeling to Bennett, Wilder and the Central buildings. Bennett and Wilder would have become elementary schools and Central would have become a new junior high school.
10 Campaign materials for the June 1976 Bond Issue election. This bond issue (which
failed) would have provided money to build a new high school and a new elementary school in the Candlewood area.
11 Four 8 x 10 black and white glossy photographs of classrooms and condition at Piqua
Central High School that were used in the campaigns to achieve passage of a bond issue to build a new high school:
11-1 Robert “Bob” Long conducting the school orchestra in the Orchestra Room.
11-2 Philip Wagar teaching English in his room.
11-3 A student working in the Chemistry Laboratory.
11-4 Girls transported by bus down to the Fieldhouse for Physical Education.
12 Top of the World, Piqua City Schools. This book contains all of the history, marketing
details, documents, brochures and other materials used in the successful passage of the bond issue to build a new Piqua High School on November 7, 1978. The voters approved this issue by a 68% majority. The book was put together for use in a seminar entitled “Application of Marketing Concepts and Techniques to the Solution of Public School Financing Problems.” Two-day seminars were conducted at the Dayton-North Holiday Inn on the following dates: June 1-2, 1979; June 29-30, 1979; September 21-22, 1979 and October 5-6, 1979. The members of the seminar staff were: Gordon Wise, Department of Marketing, Wright State University; Glenn Graham, College of Education, Wright State University; Duane Bachman, Superintendent of Piqua City Schools; Bill McNeil, President of Piqua Board of Education; Beverly Pratt, Chairman of Piqua’s Active School Supporters (PASS); Jerry Easley, Executive Vice-President of Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce.
13 Piqua Board of Education generated materials used during the 1990 election campaign
to pass a ½% income tax for the support of Piqua Schools. Included in the folder are board resolutions to place the income tax on the ballot, communications from the Miami County Treasurer, State board of taxation and various other communications concerning the income tax.
14 Materials generated by the Piqua Active School Supporters (PASS) committee to
assist in securing passage of the ½% income tax in the November 6, 1990 election. This folder includes schedules of committee activities, brochures and other documents.
15 Piqua Active School Supporters – P.A.S.S. ’93 Campaign Committee materials used
to support the passage of a 3.5 mill, 5 year levy for permanent improvements and a ½% income tax operating levy.
16 Financial records and financial reports of the P.A.S.S. ’93 Campaign Committee.
17 Piqua Active School Supporters – P.A.S.S. ’94 and Save Our Schools – S.O.S.
campaigns in 1994. There were three tax levy campaigns in 1994. The first, in February 1994, was similar to the November 1993 campaign in that two issues were on the ballot, the 3.5 mill permanent improvement levy and the ½% income tax for operations. Both issues failed by 2 to 1 margins. The second levy campaign was for a May election and had only one issue, the 3.5 mill permanent improvement levy. It failed by 400 votes. A new group, calling itself “Save Our Schools” – S. O. S., took over the campaign for the November 8, 1994 election. The voters were asked to pass the 3.5 mill permanent improvement levy and it passed by a narrow majority. This folder contains documents used in all three campaigns. The folder also includes fifteen photographs of the S.O.S. parade and pep rally for the tax issue in the fall of 1994.
18 May 6, 1997 – Bond Issue on the ballot to construct a new Junior High School. This
folder contains letters to the editor and other campaign materials along with a copy of the front-page article in the Piqua Daily Call announcing the passage of the bond issue.
19 Documents including “Certificate of Result of Election” and various Board of
Education resolutions, issued by the Board of Education as a result of the passage of the bond issue to build the Junior High building. These are the documents necessary to arrange a $12,000,000.00 bond issue. Because the bonds for the high school were paid off and the permanent improvement levy had passed at the same rate, the bond issue for the Junior High School did not raise the taxes of anyone in Piqua.
20 The Schools and the Community Working Together: 1993-1999, The Task Force That
Worked, The Piqua Community and the Piqua City School District. This 48 page book tells the story of the two Task Forces, the election campaigns, the passage of the 3.5 mill permanent improvement levy and the bond issue for the new junior high, and finally the district wide reorganization that occurred as a result of the opening of the new junior high school.
21 Newspaper clippings of the dedication, open house, move and opening of the new Piqua Junior High School - 1999
22 Board of Education resolutions and other legal documents and materials necessary to
place a 2-mill permanent improvement levy on the November 2, 1999 ballot. This was a reduction from the 3.5 mill levy voted earlier and was to run for five years. Also in the folder are the reports from the Miami County Board of Elections showing the results of the election and the passage of the levy.
23 Campaign materials for the November 5, 2002 Emergency Operating Levy of 4.96
mills. Included in the folder is an 85-page listing of the vendors to the Piqua City Schools and letters to the vendors requesting donations to the P.A.S.S. ’02 Committee to support the levy campaign.
24 Campaign materials for the February 4, 2003 election to pass the 4.96 mill Emergency Operating Levy.
25 Documents relating to the 1.8 mill replacement permanent improvement levy to be voted on at the election
November 2, 2004.
BOX 12
File
1 Documents relating to the unsuccessful attempt, on May 8, 2007, by the Piqua Board
of Education, to pass a 2% earned income tax to replace the ½% general income tax to support Piqua Schools. This is the first of two folders.
2 Documents relating to the unsuccessful attempt, on May 8, 2007, by the Piqua Board
of Education, to pass a 2% earned income tax to replace the ½% general income tax to support Piqua Schools. This is the second of two folders.
3 Documents relating to the Piqua City Schools request to pass a 0.75% increase in the
Piqua School District income tax bringing the total income tax to 1.25%. This request was put before the voters on November 6, 2007.
4 Campaign materials used in the successful November 8, 2011 election to pass a bond
issue to build two new K-3 Primary Schools (Springcreek and Washington) and a 4-6 Intermediate School (Piqua Central Intermediate). This folder includes DVD’s of a campaign program.
5 Miscellaneous election campaign materials
SERIES VIII: ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS
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File 6 Statistics on Graduates, Attendance, and Enrollment 1863 – 1955
7 Elementary Principal’s Handbook – 1959
8 Rules, Regulations, and Policies of the Board of Education – 1960
9 Job Analysis for Non-Certificated Personnel 1970 – 1971
10 School Calendars 1983 – 1995 and 2010-11
11 Management Team Compensation Plan - 1984
12 Job Analysis Handbook – 1985
13 Building Custodian Handbook
14 Administrative materials used in planning the K-8 reorganization that
accompanied the opening of the new Piqua Junior High School. This included making Nicklin Avenue School a pre-Kindergarten / Kindergarten building; closing South Street School and converting the other six buildings to either 1-3 or 4-6 buildings.
15 Documents detailing the final reorganization plan as implemented. By the
reorganization Favorite Hill, High Street and Springcreek buildings became primary schools housing grades 1 – 3. Bennett, Wilder and Washington became intermediate schools housing grades 4 – 6 and grades 7 & 8 were housed at the new Piqua Junior High School. The documents include teacher assignments and plans to change the buildings to accommodate the specific grade levels and move materials and furniture between buildings.
16 New Board of Education Offices Open House guest book – March 26,
1995. The new office was at 719 E. Ash Street, Piqua in the old Val Decker Packing Company building.
17 A book of general information about Piqua City Schools handwritten in
an Engineer’s Field Transit Book. The following are listed in the book: [1] a history of tax levies and bond issues from 1943 to 2003; [2] a list of Board of Education members and their dates of election from 1925 to 2003; [3] a list of retired teachers, dates they retired and dates of death if deceased, 1949-1970;
[4] information on school buildings (when built, when remodeled or added to and when closed), 1890-1999; [5] pictures in the Central High School auditorium; [6] Class Memorials at Central High School, 1884-1945 and finally, [7] Valuations of the Piqua City School District, 1967-1976. The folder also contains miscellaneous papers found in the book.
18 Book containing an Annual Enumeration Return to the Clerk of the Board
of Education for the year 1959. This enumeration done by Evelyn Woods and submitted to Jane Rengel, Clerk of the Board of Education. The book contains a listing of all children between the ages of 5 and 18 years and includes the following information: child’s name, date of birth, parent or guardian’s name, address, school our building attended. Those listed were unmarried.
19 “Drum Beat” the Piqua City Schools district newsletter – November 1994 – August 1999.
20 “Drum Beat” the Piqua City Schools district newsletter – February 2000 – October 2004.
21 “Drum Beat” the Piqua City Schools district newsletter – May 2005 – October 2009.
22 “Drum Beat” the Piqua City Schools district newsletter – April 2010 – September 2013.
23 “Drum Beat” the Piqua City Schools district newsletter – March 2014 – October 2017.
24 Master sheets for the 997-1998 Drum Beats – Karen Magoteaux
25 Piqua Public School Activities Account passbook with Citizens National
Bank and Trust Company – the dates of transactions in this book are from August 21, 1946 to November 25, 1957.
26 Three Third Savings and Loan Company passbooks for Piqua High
School Band Uniform Fund – first book dates are December 1, 1951 to July 1, 1959. Second book dates are August 4, 1959 to May 25, 1971. Third book dates are May 25, 1971 to December 1, 1971
27 Two Third Savings and Loan Company passbooks for Piqua High School
Athletic Association Medical Fund – first book dates are May 5, 1965 to May 25, 1971. Second book dates are May 25 1971 to December 1, 1971.
28 Award of Financial Reporting Achievement presented to Victoria
Couchois, Treasurer, Piqua City School District, Ohio by The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. Certificate is dated May 22, 1998.
29 Signed Oath of Office – 1964 – Cameron, Fite, Rengel
30 Signed Oath of Office – 1962 – Hilbert, Oda, Reck
31 Certificates of Election 1951 – 1967
32 Employment Contract – W.F. Horner as Superintendent 1964
33 Clerk’s Bond 1954 – 1968
34 Letters of congratulation from the superintendent to board members on their election
to the board of education or election to office on the board – 1980-81
35 Letters of congratulation from the superintendent to board members on their election
to the board of education or election to office on the board – 1982-83
36 Letters of congratulation from the superintendent to board members on their election
to the board of education or election to office on the board – 1984-85
37 Letters of congratulation from the superintendent to members of the public on their
declaration of candidacy for the board of education – 1993
38 Letters from board member to state elected representatives and senators expressing
concern for the funding of education in the state budget – 1985.
SERIES IX: BEQUESTS, AWARDS, AND MEMORIALS
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File 39 Last Will and Testament of Frances L. Allison and documents
40 George P. “Buck” Wertz Memorial Award
41 Gilbert Shaw Award
42 Charles Wilder Award
43 Stanley Boylan Memorial Award
44 Maurice Peffer Memorial Award – documents 1935 & 1936
45 Item 5 of the Last Will and Testament of Horace J. Rollin
46 Last Will and Testament of Joseph DeFrees 1931
47 Lou Berman Scholarship Fund Passbook #19894
SERIES X: SENIOR GRADUATION PARTY RECORDS
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File 48 Bank Book – Deposit slips – Senior Graduation Party
49 Senior Graduation Party, 1959
50 Senior Graduation Party, 1960
51 Senior Graduation Party, 1961
52 Senior Graduation Party, 1962
53 Senior Graduation Party, 1963
54 Senior Graduation Party, 1964
SERIES XI: TEACHER MATERIALS
BOX 13
File 1 Teacher Pension Fund, Passbook, list 1913
2 Teacher Certification Record Book, c. 1900
3 Teacher Certification Correspondence, 1920 -1930
4 “`Report On the Teachers’ Retirement Fund of the City of Piqua’ – An Actuarial
Report on the Valuation of the Fund for the Purpose of Merging with the Ohio State Teachers Retirement System.” 1 September 1920
5 List of teachers who were members of the Piqua Pension System. Journal of
contributions by teachers to the system. Lists of teachers who were not members of the pension system. 1914-1922
6 Correspondence between State Teachers Retirement System and Piqua City Schools
concerning the merger of the Piqua Pension System and the STRS. 1920-1925
7 Correspondence between STRS and school districts, general mailings concerning
contribution rates, investments, and STRS expenses. 1941-1944
8 Applications for pension and supporting documents. Margaret C. Johnston, 1
September 1913 – Laura B. Jones, 26 September 1913 – Alice Robbins Covault, 1919 [supporting documents]
9 Application for death benefit to Teachers Pension Fund, Piqua, O. by the heirs of
Laura Malott, with supporting documents. June 1914
10 Receipt for payment sent to the Piqua Pension Fund from the estate of Helen Cooper. 9 April 1920
11 Drafts for payment drawn on the Teachers’ Pension Fund. 1916-1920
12 Curriculum Bulletins “Community Resources for Education”
13 “Teachers Program” volume 1 #1 May 1896
14 Curriculum Bulletin “Community Resources” – 1963
15 First Annual Catalogue of the Piqua Union Schools, organized in October 1856,
Piqua, Ohio: printed at The Register office, 1859 The booklet also contains all of the students names, the school they attended, their age, their overall “scholarship” average (numerical), their grade (numerical) in “deportment” and their attendance (days absent and times tardy). The booklet contains a description of the material taught in each grade and the requirements in each of the four years of high school in order to graduate. . This booklet contains a list of the teachers and administrators and the salaries they were paid for the year. It contains the names of the members of the Board of Trustees and the Board of Examiners. Finally, there is a list of salaries paid to teachers and administrators in Urbana, Troy, Circleville and Dayton.
16 Catalogue of the Piqua Union Schools, for the Seventh Year ending June 19, 1863.
This booklet contains a list of the teachers, administrators and board members. The booklet also contains all of the students names, the school they attended, their age, their overall “scholarship” average (numerical), their grade (numerical) in “deportment” and their attendance (days absent and times tardy). Lastly, the booklet contains a description of the material taught in each grade and the requirements in each of the four years of high school in order to graduate. [2 copies]
17 Catalogue of the Piqua Public Schools for 1868 and 1869. The booklet contains a list
of the members of the Board of Education, Superintendent William Richardson, the Board of Examiners and the Instructors (teachers). Included in the booklet is a list of all the students, their age and a numerical “scholarship” grade. A description of material taught in each grade is included and a list of all textbooks used with the name of the author. [2 copies]
18 Manual of the Piqua Public Schools, Piqua, Ohio, 1879. Board of Education, Board of
Examiners, teachers and administrators are listed. Material to be taught at each grade level and in each high school class is described. There is a section entitled “Rules,” which covers the duties of all employed personnel and pupils.
19 Piqua Public Schools Course of Study and Syllabus for Eight Grades – 1904. Board
of Education members are listed along with a list of all teachers and administrators in the district. According to this booklet, there were the following seven elementary schools in 1904: North Street, Spring Street, South Street, Park Avenue, Staunton Street, Wayne Street and Favorite Hill. There is a list of classes in grades one through eight and a description of the material to be covered in each class. (2 copies)
20 Course of Study in Piqua Public Schools, September 4, 1941 – this is a 224 page book.
In this book, the following are listed: members of the Board of Education, the librarian in the Smiley Reference Library, the librarian and assistant librarians at the Flesh Public School Library and the members of the Library Board of Trustees. The administrators and teachers are listed by the building in which they work. There is a list of the classified employees. The “Course of Study” section lists every elementary subject and the material taught in that subject in each grade. Junior High and Senior High School classes are listed with a description of the material to be covered in those subject areas at each grade level. There is a list of the textbooks used and the prices of the books, which will be charged to the students.
SUB-SERIES XI-A: STAFF DIRECTORIES FOR SCHOOL YEARS 1939-1977
BOX 14
File 1 1939 – 1944
2 1945 – 1946
3 1946 – 1947
4 1947 – 1948
5 1948 – 1949
6 1949 – 1950
7 1951 – 1952
8 1952 – 1953
9 1953 – 1954
10 1954 – 1955
11 1955 – 1956
12 1956 – 1957
13 1957 – 1958
14 1958 – 1959
15 1959 – 1960
16 1960 – 1961
17 1961 – 1962
18 1962 – 1963
19 1963 – 1964
20 1964 – 1965
21 1965 – 1966
22 1967 – 1968
23 1968 – 1969
24 1969 – 1970 (3 copies)
25 1970 – 1971
26 1971 – 1972 (2 copies)
27 1972 – 1973 (2 copies)
28 1973 – 1974
29 1974 – 1975 (2 copies)
30 1975 – 1976 (2 copies)
31 1976 – 1977
SERIES XII: STUDENT RELATED MATERIALS
BOX 14
File 32 Piqua High School Activity Account Passbooks, 1951-1973 [These passbooks were
kept in the desk drawer of the principal, Mr. Robert Winter.]
33 Piqua Central High School Basketball Schedules with officials’ names and rate of pay, 1946-1964
34 Bennett Junior High 1952 Yearbook
35 Piqua Central High School Football and Basketball Schedules, 1962-1968
36 Piqua City Schools Activity Calendar, 1970-1971
37 Piqua Indians All Sport Annual, 1972-1973
38 Piqua City Schools Activity Calendar, 1973-1974
SUB-SERIES XII-A: COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS
File 39 Commencement Programs – 1867, 1869
40 Commencement Programs – 1871 -1877
41 Commencement Programs – 1880, 1882, 1885, 1886, 1887
42 Commencement Programs – 1898 (3)
43 Commencement Programs – 1900 (2), 1905, 1907
44 Commencement Programs – 1912, 1917 (2), 1918
45 Commencement Programs – 1920 (3), 1927
46 Commencement Programs – 1940, 1943, 1949
47 Commencement Programs – 1963 (2), 1982, 1984, 1988
48 Commencement Programs – 1967, 2018
SUB-SERIES XII-B: OTHER PROGRAMS
File 49 Class Sermon / Baccalaureate Programs – 1920, 1943, 1949 (2), 1957, 1969, 2018
50 Musical Programs – 1872 – 2018 (16 total)
51 Football Programs – 1924, 1926, 1931
52 Building Dedication Programs – 1909, 1914, 1950, 1955
53 Individual Recognition Programs – Wertz, Dietrich, North
54 “New High School” Campaign – 1979 -1981
SUB-SERIES XII-C: OTHER STUDENT MATERIALS
File 55 Tuition Receipt, 1868
56 Diplomas, 1885, 1916
57 Piqua Union Schools Promotions, 1857 -1860
58 Report Cards -1869 -1951
BOX 14
SUB-SERIES XII-D: CLASS LISTS OF GRADUATING CLASSES, 1863-1950
File 59 1950
60 1949
61 1948
62 1947
63 1946
64 1945
65 1944
66 1943
67 1942
68 1941
69 1940
70 1939
71 1938
72 1937
73 1936
74 1935
75 1934
76 1933
77 1932
78 1931
79 1930
80 1929
81 1928
82 1927
83 1926
84 1925
85 1924
86 1923
87 1922
88 1921
89 1920
90 1911 – 1919
91 1901 – 1910
92 1882 – 1900
93 1863 – 1880
BOX 15
SUB-SERIES XII-E: CLASS LISTS AND REUNION PLANNING DOCUMENTS
WITH NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF GRADUATING CLASSES, 1951-1996
File 1 Class of 1996
2 Class of 1995
3 Class of 1994
4 Class of 1993
5 Class of 1992
6 Class of 1991
7 Class of 1990
8 Class of 1989
9 Class of 1988
10 Class of 1987
11 Class of 1986
12 Class of 1985
13 Class of 1984
14 Class of 1983
15 Class of 1982
16 Class of 1981
17 Class of 1980
18 Class of 1979
19 Class of 1978
20 Class of 1977
21 Class of 1976
22 Class of 1975
23 Class of 1974
24 Class of 1973
25 Class of 1972
26 Class of 1971
27 Class of 1970
28 Class of 1969
29 Class of 1968
30 Class of 1967
31 Class of 1966
32 Class of 1965
33 Class of 1964
34 Class of 1963
35 Class of 1962
36 Class of 1961
37 Class of 1960
38 Class of 1959
39 Class of 1958
40 Class of 1957
41 Class of 1956
42 Class of 1955
43 Class of 1954
44 Class of 1953
45 Class of 1952
46 Class of 1951
SERIES XIII: PIQUA HISTORICAL MUSEUM RECORDS
BOX 15
File 47 Bank statements from Piqua National Bank and Trust Company for a checking
account #11-765-0 for the Piqua Historical Museum, Louis Havenar, treasurer. The statements are for the period April 20, 1980 to June 21, 1984 at which point the accounts was closed and the balance was transferred to First Border Savings Bank, Sidney, Ohio. Attached to the statements are bills and cancelled checks to support the financial activity listed on the statements.
48 Bank statements from First Border Savings Bank, Sidney, Ohio for a NOW account
savings account #0-01-60-075029. The statements are for the period June 7, 1984 to October 7, 1988. Attached to the statements are bills and cancelled checks to support the financial activity listed on the statements.
49 Treasurer’s reports for the Piqua Historical Museum. The reports are intermittent
from January 29, 1979 to June 7, 1988.
50 Piqua Historical Museum check register and check book pages for both Piqua National
Bank and First Border Savings Bank. The dates in the check register are from February 13, 1973 to April 17, 1984. There is a separate page with First Border Savings Bank checks attached, which is a running tally of deposits and dividends from May 24, 1984 to March 10, 1986.
51 Keys to the Piqua Historical Museum at 509 North Main Street, Piqua, Ohio.
SERIES IV: MISCELLANEOUS
BOX 15
File 52 Pictures: 1898 PHS female senior; Spring Street School at the time of its closure; two
photos of the interior of the Schlmidlapp Free School Library from a school board report; laminated pages of the first High School Building on College Street, East Primary School (corner Spring & Ash Sts.) and North Primary School (corner Broadway and Park Ave.).
53 Documents related to the Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) at Piqua High School.
54 Campaign ribbon for the election to build the first high school in Piqua – October 1853.
55 Guest book signed by those in attendance at the 1965 Graduation Party (All-Night Party), June 3, 1965.
56 1815-2015 – 200 Years of Education in Springcreek Township. This is a 37 page
booklet produced at the time of the closing of the old Springcreek elementary school in 2015.
57 Certificate handed to students and staff at the closing of the South Street School in 1999.
58 [1] Post card mailed out to Piqua High School Alumni, January 12, 1912 calling for a
meeting of the High School Alumni Association on January 15, 1912 at the Library. The card is from Helen Butterfield, Pres. And Catherine D. Spencer, Sec’y. [2] A list of Superintendents of the Piqua Schools from 1856-1969. [3] A brief school board report (8 pages) published 1975. [4] Mimeographed copy of the formal National Honor Society Induction Ceremony for 1949.
59 Four articles on the history of the Piqua Schools.
60 Small 3” x 4 ¾” x ½” loose leaf binder containing information about consisting of
grades 1-8. Teachers are listed with their salaries for the years 1924-1954. Bus drivers (initially listed as truck drivers are listed by name, route and salary for the years 1924-1953. Other miscellaneous information is included. Nowhere in the book is the name of the school listed. From this listing of J. E. Applegett in the years 1924 to 1928, it is possible that this book is for Orange Township School in Shelby County since J. E. Applegett was a teacher, principal and superintendent of the Orange Township Schools in this period. The notebook may have been a principal’s or superintendent’s hand written record.
61 Ohio Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Convention Program 1947
62 Piqua Daily Call “Connections” 1998 edition, section 1
63 Certificate of Appreciation from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation – 1989
64 20th Century Almanac 1900-2000 calendars
65 Piqua Central High School Alumni Presidents 1914-1951
66 Roof guarantee bond – Piqua Central High School addition – 1950
67 Document pouch from the Clerk-Treasurer’s office, c. 1920
68 Troy Daily News, front page clipping, “Abominable . . . the most unfair audit I’ve seen” – 1 September 1976
69 Fifth Book of Songs, Robert Foresman, American Book Co., 1926
70 Concord Series No. 7: 140 Folk Songs with Piano Accompaniment, Rote Songs for
Grades I, II, III. Compiled and edited for use in school and home by Archibald T. Davison and Thomas Whitney Surette, E.C. Schirmer Music Co., 1921
71 The Piqua Mothersingers, organized January 10, 1949, Director – R. Byron Griest – a
small clippings scrapbook – found in the Piqua PTA Council Scrapbook 1927-1942
72 Council of PTA, Piqua Secretary’s Book – constitution and minutes of meetings, 9
November 1921 - found in the Piqua PTA Council Scrapbook 1927-1942
73 Miscellaneous PTA Annual Reports and Minutes of School PTA groups – 1940-1942
MATERIALS IN SERIES 19 THROUGH 21 ARE BOUND MATERIALS NOT IN FOLDERS
SERIES XV: PIQUA CITY SCHOOLS STUDENT PERMANENT RECORD BOOKS, 1856-
1942
Book 1 Piqua Union Schools – record of students for the years 1856-1866 – listed by gender,
by name, age, parent, residence, date of entrance, and grade completed.
Book 2 Piqua East Primary School Attendance Record, 1882-1887
Book 3 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending June 1905
Book 4 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending January 1906
Book 5 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending June 1906
Book 6 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending January 1907
Book 7 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending June 1907
Book 8 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending January 1908
Book 9 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending June 1908
Book 10 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending January 1909
Book 11 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending June 1909
Book 12 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending January 1910
Book 13 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending June 1910
Book 14 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending January 1911
Book 15 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending June 1911
Book 16 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending January 1912
Book 17 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending June 1912
Book 18 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending January 1913
Book 19 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending June 1913
Book 20 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending January 1914
Book 21 Report of Grades for all Students in Piqua City Schools by Teacher and School for the term ending June 1914
Book 22 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 1 & 2 by School and Teacher, 1914-1915 School Year
Book 23 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 3 & 4 by School and Teacher, 1914-1915 School Year
Book 24 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6 by School and Teacher, 1914-1915 School Year
Book 25 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 7 & 8 by School and Teacher, 1914-1915 School Year
Book 26 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 1 & 2 by School and Teacher, 1915-1916 School Year
Book 27 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 3 & 4 by School and Teacher, 1915-1916 School Year
Book 28 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6 by School and Teacher, 1915-1916 School Year
Book 29 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 7 & 8 by School and Teacher, 1915-1916 School Year
Book 30 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 1 & 2 by School and Teacher, 1916-1917School Year
Book 31 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 3 & 4 by School and Teacher, 1916-1917School Year
Book 32 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6 by School and Teacher, 1916-1917School Year
Book 33 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 7 & 8 by School and Teacher, 1916-1917School Year
Book 34 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 1 & 2 by School and Teacher 1917-1918School Year
Book 35 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 3 & 4 by School and Teacher 1917-1918School Year
Book 36 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6 by School and Teacher 1917-1918School Year
Book 37 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 7 & 8 and Summer by School and Teacher
1917-1918 School Year
Book 38 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 1 & 2 by School and Teacher 1918-1919 School Year
Book 39 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 3 & 4 by School and Teacher 1918-1919 School Year
Book 40 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6 by School and Teacher 1918-1919 School Year
Book 41 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 1 & 2 by School and Teacher 1919-1920 School Year
Book 42 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 3 & 4 by School and Teacher 1919-1920 School Year
Book 43 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6 by School and Teacher 1919-1920School Year
Book 44 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 1 & 2 and Special by School and Teacher
1920-1921 School Year
Book 45 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 3 & 4 by School and Teacher 1920-1921 School Year
Book 46 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6 by School and Teacher 1920-1921 School Year
Book 47 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 1 & 2 and Special by School and Teacher
1921-1922 School Year
Book 48 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 3 & 4 by School and Teacher 1921-1922 School Year
Book 49 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6 by School and Teacher 1921-1922 School Year
Book 50 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 1 & 2 and Special by School and Teacher
1922-1923 School Year
Book 51 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 3 & 4 and Crippled by School and Teacher
1922-1923 School Year
Book 52 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6 and Summer by School and Teacher
1922-1923 School Year
Book 53 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 1 & 2 by School and Teacher 1923-1924 School Year
Book 54 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 3 & 4 by School and Teacher 1923-1924 School Year
Book 55 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6 by School and Teacher 1923-1924 School Year
Book 56 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 1 & 2 by School and Teacher 1924-1925 School Year
Book 57 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 3 & 4 by School and Teacher 1924-1925 School Year
Book 58 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6 by School and Teacher 1924-1925 School Year
Book 59 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 1 & 2 by School and Teacher 1925-1926 School Year
Book 60 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 3 & 4 by School and Teacher 1925-1926 School Year
Book 61 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6, Special,
Crippled, and Summer, by School and Teacher 1925-1926 School Year
Book 62 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades Kindergarten, 1 & 2
by School and Teacher 1926-1927 School Year
Book 63 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6, Special,
Crippled, and Deaf, by School and Teacher 1926-1927 School Year
Book 64 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6, and Summer,
by School and Teacher 1926-1927 School Year
Book 65 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades Kindergarten, 1 & 2
by School and Teacher 1927-1928 School Year
Book 66 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 3 & 4, Special,
Crippled, and Deaf, by School and Teacher 1927-1928 School Year
Book 67 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6, and Summer,
by School and Teacher 1927-1928 School Year
Book 68 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades Kindergarten, 1 & 2
by School and Teacher 1928-1929 School Year
Book 69 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 3 & 4, Special,
Crippled, and Deaf, by School and Teacher 1928-1929 School Year
Book 70 Permanent Attendance and Grade record for Students in Grades 5 & 6, and Summer,
by School and Teacher 1928-1929 School Year
Book 71 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “A” to “G”, 1929-1930 School Year
Book 72 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “H” to “O”, 1929-1930 School Year
Book 73 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “P” to “Z”, 1929-1930 School Year
Book 74 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “A” to “G”, 1930-1931 School Year
Book 75 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “H” to “P”, 1930-1931 School Year
Book 76 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “Q” to “Z”, 1930-1931 School Year
Book 77 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “A” to “G”, 1931-1932 School Year
Book 78 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “H” to “O”, 1931-1932 School Year
Book 79 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “P” to “Z”, 1931-1932 School Year
Book 80 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “A” to “G”, 1932-1933 School Year
Book 81 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “H” to “P”, 1932-1933 School Year
Book 82 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “Q” to “Z”, 1932-1933 School Year
Book 83 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “A” to “G”, 1933-1934 School Year
Book 84 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “H” to “O”, 1933-1934 School Year
Book 85 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “P” to “Z”, 1933-1934 School Year
Book 86 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “A” to “G”, 1934-1935 School Year
Book 87 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “H” to “O”, 1934-1935 School Year
Book 88 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “P” to “Z”, 1934-1935 School Year
Book 89 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “A” to “G”, 1935-1936 School Year
Book 90 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “H” to “O”, 1935-1936 School Year
Book 91 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “P” to “Z”, 1935-1936 School Year
Book 92 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “A” to “G”, 1936-1937 School Year
Book 93 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “H” to “O”, 1936-1937 School Year
Book 94 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “P” to “Z”, 1936-1937 School Year
Book 95 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “A” to “F”, 1937-1938 School Year
Book 96 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “G” to “M”, 1937-1938 School Year
Book 97 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “N” to “Z”, 1937-1938 School Year
Book 98 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “A” to “G”, 1938-1939 School Year
Book 99 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “H” to “O”, 1938-1939 School Year
Book 100 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “P” to “Z”, 1938-1939 School Year
Book 101 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “A” to “F”, 1939-1940 School Year
Book 102 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “G” to “N”, 1939-1940 School Year
Book 103 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “O” to “Z”, 1939-1940 School Year
Book 104 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “A” to “F”, 1940-1941 School Year
Book 105 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “G” to “O”, 1940-1941 School Year
Book 106 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “P” to “Z”, 1940-1941 School Year
Book 107 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “A” to “F”, 1941-1942 School Year
Book 108 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “G” to “O”, 1941-1942 School Year
Book 109 Permanent Attendance and Grade records, in alphabetical order, for Students in
Grades 1 – 6 whose last names begin with the letters “P” to “Z”, 1941-1942 School Year
Book 110 Piqua, Ohio Public Schools – Examples of student achievement in Penmanship,
Spelling, Language, Written Arithmetic, and Geography – all examples are dated 20 January 1893 – each student example is written in pencil and is one to two pages in length. The students are age 7 to 11.
Book 111 Piqua, Ohio Public Schools – Examples of student achievement in Penmanship,
Mental Arithmetic, Spelling and Definitions, Music, Geography, Grammar, History, and written Arithmetic – all examples are dated 20 January 1893 – many examples are two pages in length written in pencil. The students are age 11 to 15.
SERIES XVI: PIQUA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SCRAPBOOKS – GENERAL
Scrapbook #1 “The Old Schoolmaster” by C.M. Sims, November 1969-October 1973 – compiled by
Charles W. Hormell, Jr. A collection of newspaper articles written for the Piqua Daily Call.
Scrapbook #2 “The Old Schoolmaster” by C.M. Sims, August 1973-1979 – compiled by Charles W.
Hormell, Jr. A collection of newspaper articles written for the Piqua Daily Call.
Scrapbook #3 Piqua Parent and Teachers Association (PTA) Council, 1927-1942
Scrapbook #4 Piqua PTA Council, West District, Miami County, Piqua, Ohio, 1953-1956
Scrapbook #5 A History of North Street School – compiled by Mr. Lane’s Sixth Grade, 1976-1977
Scrapbook #6 Kids in Piqua, January-May, 1998
Scrapbook #7 “419 Caldwell” – Dr. James Wisecup, Superintendent of Piqua Schools, September
1971-March 1975, compiled by Charles W. Hornell, Jr. A series of newspaper articles written by or about Dr. Wisecup.
SERIES XVII: PIQUA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SCRAPBOOKS – THE DUANE
BACHMAN YEARS, 1975-1992 [These scrapbooks were created by the Board of Education Office Staff at the request of Superintendent Duane Bachman].
Scrapbook #8 Piqua City Schools, 1975-1976 – The original scrapbook was assembled with
scotch tape. The tape had dried out and many of the articles had fallen off of the pages. The articles are copied but not necessarily in their original order.
Scrapbook #9 Piqua City Schools, 1976-1977
Scrapbook #10 Piqua City Schools, 1977-1978
Scrapbook #11 Piqua City Schools, 1978-1979
Scrapbook #12 Piqua City Schools, 1979-1980
Scrapbook #13 Piqua City Schools, 1980-1981
Scrapbook #14 Piqua City Schools, 1981-1982
Scrapbook #15 Piqua City Schools, 1982-1983
Scrapbook #16 Piqua City Schools, 1983-1984
Scrapbook #17 Piqua City Schools, 1984-1985
Scrapbook #18 Piqua City Schools, 1985-1986
Scrapbook #19 Piqua City Schools, 1986-1987
Scrapbook #20 Piqua City Schools, 1987-1988
Scrapbook #21 Piqua City Schools, 1988-1989
Scrapbook #22 Piqua City Schools, 1989-1990
Scrapbook #23 Piqua City Schools, 1990-1991
Scrapbook #24 Piqua City Schools, 1991-1992
Scrapbook #25 Piqua City Schools, 1992-1993 – This scrapbook was never finished. After the
mid-year retirement of Duane Bachman, the new superintendent (Mr. Jerry Clark) chose not to continue the scrapbooks. This book contains copies of seven pages of clippings that would have gone into a new scrapbook.
[1] John A. Rayner, The First Century of Piqua, Ohio, (Piqua, Ohio: The Magee Bros. Company, 1916), p. 171.
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[1] John A. Rayner, The First Century of Piqua, Ohio, (Piqua, Ohio: The Magee Bros. Company, 1916), p. 171.