Kingsbury Grade and High School - In 1904 many of the citizens of Kingsbury wanted a new school. There was much discussion and some conflicts amoung
the county commissioners. A decision was then made to divide the coporation and which forth the inception of Washington township. The first trustee of the township
was Dr. H. H. Long of Union township and on June 26, 1904 he signed the papers for the erection of the new school. C. O Larson of Laporte was awarded the
building contract. In 1926 and addition was added consisting of an auditorium and several classrooms. Daniel Winholt was school trustee at that time.
Prior to this, the school was a three year high school with students being allowed to attend LaPorte or Union Mills for their senior year.
With the completion of the addtion Kingsbury became a four year high school. (see the graduation 1929 listing below for the first senior graduate
to recieve diploma's for their senior year.)

Another addition was necessary in 1936 due to the growing population in the school district. Holmes school which was in the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant area.
It was dismantled and the brick from that school was used in this adddition. The late Frank A. Oakes was the trustee then.

In 1964 Kingsbury school area became part of the LaPorte Community School District. All Junior and Senior school students would attend school in LaPorte.
The elementary grades would remain at the school. The in 1970 a new elementary school was built. And the student would attend it for the first time in September of that year.
The old school became property of the LaPorte Community School District.

Due to attrition and other factors, the old school was torn down during the week of November 7, 1971 and a Kingsbury landmark was bid farewell.

1912

Following Table is 1913 Laporte County
High School Graduates that received diplomas.
Ref: Michigan City Evening Dispatch 4 June 1913 p. 1 c.7 & p. 4 c.2

1914

1915

Following Table is 1916 Laporte County
High School Graduates that received diplomas. From the
Michigan City Evening Dispatch 3 June 1916 p. 6 c.1

                            1917

La Porte County School
Seniors – 1929
With Nicknames
Source: “The Portal”, 1929
Contributed by Donna Nelson

KINGSBURY 1929

Ruth Glasgow
Gretchen Kline
Edna Peters
Evelyn Thompson
Charlotte Vogtritter

1930

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