Saint Helena School started about 1888. It was east of Middletown, near the Mirabel mine. The first classes were held in an old bunk house at the mine and then a schoolhouse was built closer to Middletown where the first house south of Shady Grove is located, but on the west side of the road.
TEACHERS -
Ruby Dearborn (age 15) taught in 1888
ST. HELENA SCHOOL GRADUATES -
1905 - Tony Simonic
1907 - Faxon Christopher, Lewis Simonic
1913 - Clara Holmstedt, Martin Simonic
June 1914 - Promoted to 8th Grade - William D. Fields
1916 - Edna Hornsby
1917 - Opal Field
1918 - George Vermillion, Marie Wilkinson
1919 - Frances Andrews, Donald Field
1921 - Josephine Chapman
1922 - James O'Bryant, John Whedon
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