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Berthoud school celebrating 100 years
A LOOK AT BERTHOUD
When Berthoud schools open this fall it will mark 100 years since the community’s junior and high school students began classes in the new school building (no longer standing) erected at the northwest corner of Ninth Street and Massachusetts Avenue. That site — presently occupied by Turner Middle School — was the location of erthoud’s first unior-senior high school, a buildTales of the ing constructed by local contractor John A. Bell for the Little Thompson for cost 8 , 8 . . The unior high school consisted of grades 7 and 8 with the high school made up of students in grades through . According to Berthoud historian Helen McCarty Fickel when Bell was building the school he was also constructing a craftsman-style bungalow for his family at 908 Mountain Ave. When Bell overran his school budget he made good on the contract, absorbed the losses, halted construction of his dwelling and moved into the basement of the unfinished house until he was able to finish. ell’s brick bungalow presently houses Mark French Surveyor Columnist The Cottage Realty. efore the erthoud unior-Senior High School building was built at the northwest corner of Ninth Street and assachusetts Avenue in , first through twelfth-grade students living in erthoud attended classes in a two-story, red-brick school building located in the center of present-day ickel Park. The east half of the building had been built in 1897. A mirror addition that was the west half of the school was constructed in 1908.
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After the new unior-senior high school was built in , the old school one block away in present-day ickel Park became erthoud’s elementary school. irst through sixth-grade students attended the school. There was no indergarten. ural students continued to attend first through eighth grades in one of the community’s country schools. If they wished to attend the high school they were responsible for transporting themselves to Berthoud since school buses were not made available.
The new school building heralded Berthoud’s entry into the modern world. While the school was under construction in the summer of the local newspaper published “Some Facts About Berthoud’s New High School Building. The facts included uilding about s uares feet semi-basement with two stories above concrete foundation wall of olden fire brick, with rough panels and white smooth trimming, laid in pattern design has fan system of heating and ventilating gymnasium in basement, x feet with foot ceiling to have balcony; manual training and domestic science rooms; furnace room, lockers and toilet also in basement auditorium on first floor, x feet with stage and balcony; the largest room in town; the superintendent’s office four school rooms and entrance to auditorium also on first floor on second floor there will be five school rooms and entrance to balcony of auditorium the side wings to stage will be used for library ... ”
When the school was approaching completion in uly the local tabloid observed, The tinting and decorating of the walls of the high school building is completed and the building is even more beautiful within than outside. The walls looked so well in the white finish of the plaster that we uestioned the advisability of incurring the extra expense of decorating at this time. But we are convinced. There are some things that have a higher than mere utilitarian value, and we are sure that all who see the beautiful finished ob will feel the school board acted wisely. The furniture has been purchased and when it is in place we will have that grand opening fete that Mr. Bell has promised us for the last year and a half.”
School opened for the - school year on onday, Sept. , . A total of students were enrolled in the high school with 3 of them being freshmen. The high school staff consisted of C.B. Whitehouse (Superintendent , iss dith imson atin and nglish , iss Dora Newell odern anguages and Science , iss Iva eaird History and nglish , rs. Wolford Commercial Department , iss Cora Dumbauld usic and Art , and eslie Dunnell anual Training and Athletics .
The Berthoud High School athletic mascot was the Bears.
The unior high school included 3 seventh graders and 8 eighth graders. Their teachers were iss ary utler seventh and rs. Hugh . Perry (eighth).
The original school building that became the erthoud lementary School housed first graders, 3 second-graders, 3 third-graders, fourth-graders, 33 fifth-graders, and 3 sixth-graders. iss Ivy Stockwell the namesake of erthoud’s modern-day Ivy Stockwell lementary School was the teacher of the second grade. ne century later in school-aged children in the erthoud community will attend erthoud lementary School, Ivy Stockwell lementary School, Turner Middle School or Berthoud High School. The total number of students is not yet known but it is certain to be many times less than it was 100 years ago in when the school year began with high school, unior high, and 180 elementary school students respectively.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIME
July 29, 2021
Berthoud Elementary School
After a recent weekend trip with my family, I started scrolling through all of the photos on my phone. Hundreds of those photos were of students, staff and events at Berthoud Elementary. Revisiting those memories, after the challenges we faced together last year, demonstrated the resilience of our students, parents and staff. Regardless of the circumstances, our students were able to learn and grow, and there were big smiles behind the masks. The photos also reinforced how important the incredible relationships at Berthoud Elementary School are to me. It is truly a privilege to serve at such an outstanding school.
Who’s new at Berthoud Elementary
We are pleased to welcome the following new staff: • Brittany Volden — Kindergarten Teacher • Amy Redder — Part-Time Interventionist • Courtney Eyre — Intensive Learning Center Teacher • Lisa Shykula — Technology Facilitator • Linda Cornell-Jones – Attendance Clerk Holly arcia School Health ffice Assistant What’s new at Berthoud Elementary • Summer bond work — Work this summer includes ventilation pro ects, a new gym floor and some mechanical and grounds repairs. We are so grateful for the support of the community to allow for an improved learning environment for our students. • Science of Reading training — Our staff will engage in ongoing literacy training and the implementation of a foundational literacy program in grades K-3. • Safety — The safety of our students and staff continues to be an important priority for the 2021-2022 school year. There will be information shared prior to the start of the school year, regarding the most up-to-date health and safety guidelines.
• Community support — We are appreciative of the continued support of our PTA for their work on an outdoor sunshade project and the Berthoud Bash for continuing to invest in Mirror TV systems for our classrooms. • School activities and events — We are excited to plan for the return of our Career Fair, after-school clubs and school events during the 21-22 school year. Upcoming events: • August 16 — Kindergarten transition day Back To School Night – 4 - 5:30 p.m. Melanie Patterson Principal at Berthoud Elementary School • August 17 — First day of school I am so excited for the 2021-22 school year to begin. It will bring new opportunities to impact the lives of our students in meaningful and supportive ways. Thank you for your unwavering support. Together, we will continue to empower our students to become thinkers, achievers and leaders.
Berthoud Elementary School, 560 Bunyan Ave., 970-613-7500. Principal Melanie Patterson.
Berthoud Weekly Surveyor July 29, 2021
School Calendar 2021-2022
BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIME
July 29, 2021
We couldn’t be more excited this school year as we return to school full time — and with the ability to see our student’s and staff’s faces. Yay! Also, we are super excited to have volunteers, at some capacity, back in the buildings, which is impactful on so many levels. We will once again continue the tradition of having our fall school carnival and appreciate all of the volunteers who support the execution of such an incredible experience for our community. We are looking forward to our students experiencing more hands-on and interactive learning again! We have been so fortunate to have the support of our community and the Thompson School District as our new additional classrooms will surely help with the continued growth we are experiencing in our school. Also, we are extremely grateful to the Berthoud BASH School Fund that helped purchase additional literacy intervention materials, science kit updates, and professional learning and development around our STEM focus and instruction.
We’d like to introduce and welcome new Ivy staff members:
Dianne Robbins — Academic Interventionist
Kyiana Webb — English Language Acquisition Teacher
Kathryn Breding — Learning Center Aide
What’s new at Ivy Stockwell Elementary: • A refreshed and functional STEM Lab that we can’t wait to use with students this school year. Two eading Corps volunteers to help support filling students’ reading gaps impacted by the pandemic.
Anne Marie Sanchez Principal at Ivy Stockwell Elementary School A new gym floor. • Playground improvements.
Upcoming events: Back to School Night on Thursday, August 12th (more information will be sent out to Ivy families in early August).
Our Ivy school family is proud to serve our Berthoud community. We look forward to a positive, engaging and overall incredible school year. We couldn’t do what we do without our talented staff, incredible parents/guardians, supportive community and awesome students. This year is going to be another great one because we all work together to do what we can to support students and provide them with such thoughtful and caring experiences.
Thank you, Berthoud!
Ivy Stockwell Elementary, 175 Fifth St., Berthoud, 970-613-6100. Principal Anne Marie Sanchez.
