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THE FAVORITE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARENT AND TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
RECORDS COLLECTION
INTRODUCTION & HISTORY
The Favorite Hill Elementary School Parent and Teachers Association Records Collection was accessioned into the Piqua Public Library Archives and Special Collections in June 2015 on the occasion of the closing and impending demolition of the Favorite Hill School. The records date from 1959 through 1989 and then from 2005-2006. The records are housed in a single Hollinger box containing four files. The records have been transferred to the Piqua Public Library and are available for use by the patrons for research. The ownership and copyright of the records has passed to the Library and there are no known restrictions on the use of the records.
In 1955 the new Favorite Hill Elementary School opened at 950 South Street on the site of a previous Favorite Hill School which had been closed in 1949. The new Favorite Hill School housed grades kindergarten through sixth grade. A Parent and Teacher Association organization had been in existence in the former Favorite Hill School and carried over to the new building. This organization continued as the Favorite Hill P.T.A. until August 1989. In the summer of 1989 the Piqua City School District was reorganized with Favorite Hill becoming a first through third grade building and Favorite Hill’s fourth through sixth graders were sent to the newly designated Bennett Intermediate School. At this time the Favorite Hill P.T.A. was disbanded. On July 30, 2003 a constitution and by-laws were drawn up for a combined Favorite Hill/Bennett P.T.A. That organization continued to exist and function until June 2015 at which time both buildings were closed (along with five other older elementary buildings) and the students were moved to either of the two new kindergarten through third grade primary schools (Washington or Springcreek) or to Piqua Central Intermediate School (grades four through six). At this point the organization was disbanded.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The Favorite Hill Elementary School Parent and Teachers Association Records Collection is divided into the following two series:
SERIES I: Favorite Hill Elementary School P.T.A. Records – Box 1, Files 1-3
SERIES II: Favorite Hill/Bennett P.T.A. Records – Box 1, File 4
CONTAINER LIST
BOX 1
SERIES I: Favorite Hill Elementary School P.T.A. Records
File
1 Favorite Hill P.T.A. Secretary’s Minutes Book – containing the minutes of the P.T.A. General Meetings from November 10, 1959 to May 11, 1982. These are found in the front of the book along with an extensive list of all officers, committee chairmen and committee members for the 1959-1960 school year. In the back of the book starting on the last page and working forward are the minutes of the executive board meetings from August 1980 to January 4, 1983.
2 Favorite Hill P.T.A. Treasurer’s Record Book – containing the income and expenditures from June 1, 1963 to June 30, 1987.
3 Favorite Hill P.T.A. Treasurer’s Check Register Book – containing entries for deposits made and checks written from June 5, 1984 to August 5, 1989 when the account with Citizens Heritage Bank was closed. Also included in this file are bank statements dated in June 1988 and cancelled checks.
SERIES II: Favorite Hill/Bennett P.T.A. Records
File
4 Favorite Hill/Bennett P.T.A. Secretary’s records from the year 2005-2006 – including minutes of the four general meetings during the year; a copy of the Favorite Hill/Bennett P.T.A. Constitution and By-Laws; a copy of the Handbook & Bylaws of the National PTA; a list of officers for 2006-2008; the budget for 2006-2007; dates of meetings in 2006-2007 and the Piqua City Schools 2006-2007 Calendar.