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Waterville Valley Elementary School History
Many of these facts were supplied by Joan Sweeney.
- 1829 The Town of Waterville is incorporated. The town has two school districts, probably on the north and south sides.
- 1836 District 1 has 18 students housed in a schoolhouse with an annual budget of $41.30 per year. District 2 has 6 students housed in a private home with an annual budget of $13.78. School sessions were 6 - 8 weeks, sometimes in summer, sometimes in winter.
- 1851 Hannah M. Bryant was the teacher in District 1 with 9 students who attended an 8 week session in July and August.
- 1852 Mrs. Bryant in District 1 taught reading and spelling to 2 students for 6 weeks during the summer.
- 1854 Mary Shute was the teacher in District 2. She taught reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, grammar, geography, philosophy and chemistry.
- 1856 Florence Blaisdell, teacher in District 2, was paid $5 per month for instructing 8 students.
- 1885 A new schoolhouse was built which is the current library. The townspeople approved $100 for building the school, procuring the land, furniture etc. The schoolhouse was located at the present entrance to the Golf Pro Shop.
- 1895-1905 There is no mention of a school. It is probable that there were no students.
- 1905 The Town paid $20 per year to Plymouth High School.
- 1906 $12 was paid that year for "carrying the Gilman girl to school".
- 1916 There were no children. The schoolhouse became the townhouse.
- 1930s Durwald Ducret, Deborah and Nancy Austin attend classes in the Osceola Cottage.
- 1944 The Town tuitioned students out to Plymouth and Holderness.
- 1966 Town Meeting votes to convert Town House into the school, sharing space with the library.
- 1968 The 1st annual School District Meeting appropriated $11,912.86 with revenues of $9,257.86. Mildred Uhlman is the teacher.
- 1971 Sue Hern and Axle Magnuson taught 16 children in grades 1 - 7. There were no fourth graders.
- 1973 The School District authorizes borrowing $250,000 for a new school.
- 1974 The new elementary school opens.
- 1990 An addition is constructed bringing the school to its present size and structure. The Waterville Recreation Department establishes its offices and programs in the new addition.
- 2001 Mrs. Mary Seeger retires after serving as a teacher/principal for 21 years.
- 2005 Major renovation work is completed on both the inside and outside of the building.
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