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Dr. Ralph L. Bontrager
Superintendent 1958 - 1966
High School Principal 1952 - 1956
Assistant Superintendent 1956 - 1958
Superintendent 1958 - 1966
(He was superintendent under Derby School District #6 and Unified School District 260. The unification of school districts went into effect for Derby…
Assistant Superintendent 1956 - 1958
Superintendent 1958 - 1966
(He was superintendent under Derby School District #6 and Unified School District 260. The unification of school districts went into effect for Derby…
Dr. Melva M. Owens
Superintendent 1989 - 1995
High School Principal 1987 - 1989
Superintendent 1989 - 1995
Superintendent 1989 - 1995
Derby School Classroom
Feb. 24, 1899
A glimpse inside the Derby school on Feb. 24, 1899. The teacher was J. W. Swaney. If you look close at the chalkboard, the class was learning about the sense of smell.
This school building was destroyed in in 1903 by a tornado.
This school building was destroyed in in 1903 by a tornado.
Derby School class
circa early 1890s
Lower Row (sitting): 1. unknown, 2. Earl Austin, 3. Hal Stafford, 4. Jonnie Hadley, 5. Arthur Hamilton, 6. Willie McNeill, 7. Barney Hogan, 8. Archie Wardell, 9. John Seneger, 10. Bayard Braden
Second Row (sitting): 1. unknown, 2. Louise Gerteis,…
Second Row (sitting): 1. unknown, 2. Louise Gerteis,…
Derby School Class
circa 1890s
The students of the "school on the hill" in the 1890s.
Derby School Class
circa 1890s
A Derby School class in the 1890s outside the second schoolhouse for Derby, located at the current site of the Derby Historical Museum.