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June 2008 Blog Posts (2)

History of the Raymond Central Public School District

The History of Raymond Central Public Schools District #161, more commonly referred to as Raymond Central Public Schools, was founded in 1966. On August 2, 1966 District #19 in Raymond, voted to merge with Ceresco and Valparaiso into the new district, #161. An abandoned Nike Missile site was given to District 161 by the federal government as a 21-acre site for the Junior-Senior High School. At the time, many buildings were already at the site, but a… Continue

Added by Eldon McFarling on June 26, 2008 at 3:59am — No Comments

About the website

Friends, I created this site to make available a user friendly place to share information related to improving facilities at Raymond Central Public Schools. The school board and architects have been soliciting input from patrons of the district for some time now, however this has been primarily through meetings held at the high school. Many folks cannot attend these meetings so I thought this site would be a convienient way for folks to chime in and share their thoughts. I believe the… Continue

Added by Eldon McFarling on June 19, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments