Ottawa Jr. High School

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03fc8c00dkelyh.png"> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="11"><B>   </B><A HREF="id261.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Basketball Team"><B><IMG SRC="0420b120.png" border=0 width="11" height="18" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A><B>     </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="18"><B>  </B><A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Freshman Year: 195354"><B><IMG SRC="04312120.png" border=0 width="18" height="18" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="77" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="30" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>Photo's contributed by Morgan Williams.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Ottawa Junior High School Color, printed postcard.  Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. American Art" Post Card Published by Lyon County News Company Emporia, Kansas </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The card was probably printed in the mid-`30's.  </B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=94 BGCOLOR="#FF3300" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0403c5e1dvmwlb.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Ottawa High School Class of '57</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ottawa High School Class of 57"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <B>Ottawa Jr. High School</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id261.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Basketball Team">Basketball Team</A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id148.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ninth Grade Graduation">Ninth Grade Graduation</A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id179.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ottawa High Record Receives Award">Ottawa High Record Receives Award</A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=386 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Ottawa Jr. High School</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Ottawa Jr. High School</B></div> <div> Completed in 1928</div> <div> <IMG SRC="43947710.jpg" border=0 width="583" height="369" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="590" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="584"><div> <B>OHS Photo's contributed by Morgan Williams    </B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 67 WIDTH="584"><div> <I>Ottawa became one of the leaders in public education in Kansas when construction of the "new" high school at Fifth and Main Streets was completed in 1917.   With the addition of the junior high school building in 1928, the educational complex at Fifth and Main was completed.</I></div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://ohs.usd290.k12.ks.us/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://ohs.usd290.k12.ks.us/"><I><B>[From OHS Web Site: http://ohs.usd290.k12.ks.us/]</B></I></A></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>                                                                              </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B>   .</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>OHS Jr.  High School Photo</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="a1141410.jpg" border=0 width="577" height="321" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="574" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="568"><div> From <B>Franklin County Kansas Genealogical Society</B>: <A HREF="http://www.ku.edu/heritage/chs/franklin/buildings/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ku.edu/heritage/chs/franklin/"><I><B>http://www.ku.edu/heritage/chs/franklin/buildings/</B></I></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>The old Middle School (Jr.  High School when we were there) has been saved.  </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id93_herald.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History of OHS"><B>See Article On Washburn Towers </B></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>