My personal years at Coit School 1955-1962
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Kindergarten taken in 1955-56 at the rear of the playground looking towards Livingston Avenue.
Bottom row: ? ? ? ? JoAnn Stewart, Barb Vander Mark, Kenny Kook, ?
2nd row: Sally Ripmaster, Joyce Steinbrecher, LaWanda Ellison, Laima Celmans, ? ? Joe Baweja ? ?
3rd row: ? Harold Moore, Tom Hull, ? Clare Stoutjesdyke
First grade taken in spring of 1957 - Miss Bosink
Second Grade taken in 1957-58 at the front of the school.
Bottom row: Shirley ---, ?, Cheri Lynn Piete, ? Kenny ----, ?, Cheryl -----, ----- Valentine
2nd row: Tom Hull, Tom Zimmerman, Andy Kuklewski, Harold Moore, Barb Vander Mark, Donna -----.
3rd row: Shirley Foster, ?, Kenny Kook, Ed Walenga, Leslie ---, Mike Simington, Joe Baweja
Top row: Miss Lavender, Linda -----, Mary Best, LaWanda Ellison, Pam Steinbrecher
Third grade taken in 1958-59 at the front of the school.
Bottom row: ?, Kenny Kook, Eugene Oakes, Bruce Rumsey, Shirley Foster, Doug Strandberg, Cherie Lynn Piete
2nd row: ?, John Biermacher, ?, Barbara Vander Mark, ?, Dawn Murphy, Linda MacMillen, Tom Hull
3rd row: Mike Simington, Ed Walenga, ?, ?, Shirley ----, ?, Harold Moore
Top row: Mrs. Anglen, Sally Ripmaster, Steve Huffman, ?, Pam Steinbrecher, Joe Baweja, ?
Fourth and Fifth grade 1959-1960, 1960-1961 Mrs. DeVries
Sixth grade 1961-1962 Mrs. Evans
The Principal! Mrs. Munch
From article City Schools
From Heading History and the City of GrandRapids
From web site: MyCityofGrandRapids.info