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Heldt School

School Name: Heldt School

District Number: No. 5, fractional district

Location: Originally located on the east side of North Avenue between 30 and 31 Mile Roads. Currently located on the west side of North Avenue halfway between 30 & 31 Mile Roads.

Year School Was Built: before 1859

Years of Operation: Before 1859 to 1951

Grades:

Property History: According to plat maps, school No. 5 was located on east side of North Avenue on the estate of J. Southerland in 1859. By 1875, the school is located on the west side of North Avenue about a quarter mile south of its original location on the property of Donald Robertson. In 1895 and 1910, the school is shown as part of the estate of Mrs. D. Robinson. In 1916, the school was located on property owned by the Heldt family.

Building Architecture:

Current Status: The school building is now a residence.

Former Teachers: 1914 Edith Mills; 1918 Berl Ward; 1919 Eva M. Spencer; 1924 Minetah Tharrett; 1930’s & 1940’s - Gladys Job, Harriet Holt, Larry Gamm, Eva Schultz, Vera Kirkendorf

Former Students: 1914-1924 Frank & Mae Bauer; Cecil, Fred, Grace, Mildred, Sherman, & Vera Betham; Robert Bota; Albert, Arthur, Edmond, & Theop Dilmotte; Elsie, Emil & George Dudash; Dorothy, Edmond, Genine, Gertrude, & Marie Echler; Dorothy, Evelyn, Gordon, Henry Jr, & William Goechel; May & Opal Greenwalt; Arleen or Allen, Lyle, Russell, & William Hartway; Irene, Mable, & Orville Heldt; Bernard & Dean Kaster; Emil & Ervin Kluesendorf; Julia Konasiewicz; Billie & Jennie Kreasieke; Alberta McGee; Dorothy, Ethel, Floyd, James, & Sadie Miller; Fred Petroszoska; Fline & Florence Piwanski; Florence Potter; Eddie, Emma, Ralph, & Vera Powell; Clarence & Eddie Priestley; Billie, Edwin, Lisa, & Melanie Prysdoryurski; Edmund & Mary Schulz; Oliver Stewart; John, Mary, & Stella Symik; Helen, Joe, Mary, & Walter Czarnick or Szarnick; Ernest Ward; 1934 to 1935 – Alex Bota; Robert, Russell, & Wilbur Heldt; Ethel (DeSmit), Gladys (Klien) & Leslie Job; Marie Klusendorf; Benny & Emil Przedwojewski; 1937-1945 Richard Heldt, Reynold Job.

Memorable Moments:

Compiled: May 2010
By: T. Goike, C. Firestine, D. & R. Heldt