Post Oak Schoolhouse

More History

As shown by the below newspaper clipping, students from the Post Oak School frequently competed in spelling bees and other academic competitions with the other local schools.

The Bland Courier, Oct. 15, 1915.

The Bland Courier, Oct. 20, 1916

The Bland Courier, Nov. 24, 1916

Post Oak Schoolhouse was also the site of many social and fundraising events, as shown by the below newspaper report from 1913.

The Bland Courier, Feb. 28, 1913

Post Oak School taught grades 1st through 8th. Below are some of the school’s annual photos of the teacher and all students.

1917-18, teacher (Barney Baker) and students.

1923-24, teacher (Paul Patterson) and students.

1955-56, teacher (Nelson Smith) and students.

Post Oak Schoolhouse Teachers

School TermName
1906-07Millard Hassler
1910-11Herman Roehl
1911-12M.O. Reed
1912-13Millard Hassler
1913-14Cecil Cox
1914-15Ervin Nolte
1915-16Ervin Nolte
1916-17George Carroll (drafted WWI), Georgie Mason
1917-18Barney Baker
1918-19Dolph Leimkuehler
1919-20Allen Shockley
1920-21Allen Shockley (fell ill),
Lydia Shockley
1922-23Paul Patterson
1923-24Paul Patterson
1924-25Earl LeFevre
1925-26Irvin C. Leach
1926-27Robert Monroe
1927-28Wade Harris
1928-29Paul Patterson
1930-31Wade Harris
1931-32Wade Harris
1932-33Geneva Courtwright
1933-34Geneva Courtwright
1934-35Robert Monroe
1935-36Robert Monroe
1936-37Robert Monroe
1937-38Robert Monroe
1938-39Robert Monroe
1939-40Robert Monroe
1940-41Milford Manicke
1941-42Milford Manicke (resigned),
Art Englebrecht
1944-45Jewel Johnson Dahms
1945-46Vivian Spurgeon
1947-48J.R. Herndon
1948-49Mary Ann Niles
1949-50Mrs. Omar Hayes
1950-51Paul Patterson
1951-52Paul Patterson
1952-53Paul Patterson
1953-54Paul Patterson
1954-55Paul Patterson
1955-56Nelson D. Smith
1956-57Vivian McKague
1957-58Mildred Denning