Barnard High School Alumni Reunion Memorial Weekend

Barnard High School Alumni will return to Barnard for the annual Barnard High School Reunion.  This year will mark the 55th Anniversary.

Barnard's high school closed in 1966 during the wave of consolidations throughout the state of Kansas.  The grade school remained open until it was closed and moved to Lincoln.  The BOE then demolished the schoool building, but left the newer gymnasium structure.  Though the structure has been used as a machine shop since about the time of its closure, the building is largely intact. 

Arlene Murray was the last teacher to teach in Barnard and after the closure, continued to teach in Lincoln until she retired in the mid-1990's.  She is still an active resident of Barnard.

Barnard School Alumni Bring Life to Downtown Barnard

On a hot Sunday on Memorial Day weekend, many alumni of Barnard High School made the trip to Barnard to reconnect with old friends and find out about others who were not able to make it.

Lunch was prepared and served by the Barnard Lions Club.

The Watson Family

A group of Wallaces and Peppers at the right.

 Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Wolting

Dottie Pepper and her cousin Kenny Wallace

Dottie Pepper, Jeff Wallace (son of Kenny), and Kenny Wallace.

 Joann Loy

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Pepper

Peggy Saunders Blanding and Carol Clark

Ed and Anne Wallace (closest to the camera) and a table of friends.

 Pat Tatum Simpson, Beth Saunders, and school mates.

Arlene Murray, the last teacher to teach in Barnard.  Mrs. Murray today (above) and 1957 below.

Jan Dowlin, Barnard's busiest volunteer.

Carol Clark, Secretary/Treasurer of the alumni association.

 Gary Pepper, President.

Helen Wallace

Class of 1962 50th Reunion with their first and second grade teacher Arlene (Abrams) Murray and their 5th and 6th grade teacher Helen Wallace.  Left to right:  Judy (Keeler) Prater, Arlene, Sherry (Biggs) Dillon, Carilynn (Pruitt) Gustafson, Helen, and Bob Wallace.

 The gymnasium of the school still stands as a reminder of the school days in Barnard.

 The scoreboard has not kept scores of games in years but is a record of the passing of time.

 The Class of 1948 was the first class to graduate on this stage...the last was the Class of 1966.

Many students were fed out of this kitchen.

Alumni Weekend in Barnard, Kansas

The Barnard Cardinals will commence the 54th reunion on May 27th in Barnard at the Barnard Community Building.

The Barnard Lions Club will be serving lunch at 12:30 p.m. with memories being served all afternoon.  There will be a program and Alumni Association meeting later in the afternoon at two.

Post Card from the Past: Barnard School

I acquired another Barnard School postcard.  However, this one is unique and not quite like the other.  This one was printed by the Barnard Bee and has a MILO cancellation.  I would have thought that Milo's post office would have ceased to exist by the time this postcard was sent...but I guess I thought wrong.  If anyone has any information about the people who sent or received this postcard, I would be interested in knowing about them.

Travis Zirkle
barnardbanter@aol.com

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Remembering Barnard High School and Barnard Grade School: 1957 Cardinal

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The addition on the right still exists today.