Category Archives: History

Village of Lannon Landmark Article – Lannon Elementary School Class Pictures

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Lannon Elementary School Pictures 1st and 2nd Grades at Lannon Graded School circa 1933-34. MarieMiller, 2nd row, 6th from left Lannon Graded School – Grades 5 & 6 – 1938, Marie Miller isin 3rd row, 5th from left. Marie Miller, middle row, 7th from left. Lannon School Marching Band, April 1941; Marie Miller is in front row just to right… Read more »

Lannon School History: 1785 thru Civil War

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  Community School History: Lannon Elementary  History of Education in Lannon Area; Waukesha County, Wisconsin Edited by Mike Reilly, c.November 6, 2000 revised 06/04/04 Introduction     As of 11/6/00, the history of the Lannon areaschools has been moved from the general Lannon history web pages to here. Moreinformation about its’ history and of how the State of Wisconsin, and WaukeshaCounty… Read more »

Lannon School History: Post Civil War thru 1899

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  Historyof Education in Lannon Area; Waukesha County, Wisconsin Edited by Mike Reilly, c.November 6, 2000 revised 06/04/04 Post Civil War Thru 1899 1864 – After the Civil War, people’s awareness ofpolitics, civics, and history were at all-time heightened levels.Consequentially, many schools included these topics as separate classes orweaved the material into their current curriculum. Post Civil War – a… Read more »

Lannon School History: 1900 thru 1938

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  History of Education in Lannon Area; Waukesha County, Wisconsin Edited by Mike Reilly, c.November 6, 2000 revised 06/04/04 1900 Thru 1938 Note: There is evidence that from when public schooling was created in Wisconsin under the State firstconstitution, that grades only ranged from 1st thru 5th, and some sort of”high school” or upper level classes were offered to students…. Read more »

Lannon School History: 1939 thru 1959

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  History of Education in Lannon Area; Waukesha County, Wisconsin Edited by Mike Reilly, c.November 6, 2000 revised 06/04/04 1939 Thru 1959 1939 – new Lannon Elementary School is built and dedicated onSeptember 1st,  and classes began on Monday September 11th. Grade 1 had 8enrolled; grade 2 – 10; grade 3 – 14; grade 4 – 19; grade5 – 14;… Read more »

Lannon School History: Consolidation – The Hamilton School District Formation thru 1989

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  Historyof Education in Lannon Area; Waukesha County, Wisconsin Edited by Mike Reilly, c.November 6, 2000 revised 06/04/04 Consolidation: The Hamilton SchoolDistrict Formation Thru 1989 1960 – On March 8th, the “Pursch farm” is chosen asthe site of the new Hamilton High School and on March 21st was purchased for$40,584.75 1961 – a new church addition is built in the… Read more »

Lannon School History: 1990’s thru the Present: Growth and Building

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  History of Education in Lannon Area; Waukesha County, Wisconsin Edited by Mike Reilly, c.November 6, 2000 revised 06/04/04 1990’s Thru the Present: Growth and Building 1990/3/20 – Lannon’s new logo is “Lannon – Built on Solid Ground“,submitted by 4th Grader Amy Gall of Lannon Elementary School. She received a $75prize for being chosen, Two others received runner-up prizes. The… Read more »

Marcy and Woodside Grade Schools

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Woodside Elementary celebrates 10th anniversary School’s focus remains the same By Erin Lamb, Staff Writer Living Sussex Sun, Posted: Sept. 22, 2009 Hamilton School District — Woodside Elementary School celebrated its 10-year anniversary last week and though a decade has passed and the school has seen changes – Woodside’s focus stays the same. When the newly constructed Woodside Elementary School… Read more »

Hamilton School District

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Untitled Article by Fred H. Keller, Living Sussex Sun, Posted: Dec. 22, 2009 It was mandated in 1959 by the state and the county that there be a high school district in what became the Hamilton School District and it took three years of wrangling, lots of meetings and petitions to finally accomplish the opening of Hamilton High School in… Read more »

Templeton Middle School – Sussex, Lisbon, Lannon, Menomonee Falls, Butler, and Pewaukee

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  Templeton Middle School transcribed and edited by Michael R. Reilly last updated12/02/2010 Templeton Middle School opened for the first time in August 1969. A listing of the original TMS teachers for 1969-70 and the grades they taught. I have consolidated two different teacher listings showing teachers working in 1969, BUT the ones in bold red I have questions about…. Read more »