May 29, 1892 – The school was built and dedicated.

August 27, 1893 - H. C. Knust, ministrial candidate, was installed as the first resident teacher.  Until
1906 the school had just one teacher, who also served as the pastor for St. Paul Lutheran Church.

October 12, 1902 – The first church for the St. Paul congregation was dedicated.  Prior to this date, both
the school and the church shared the same building.

April 1, 1906 – Land between St. Paul Lutheran Church and the Chuckery Special School was bought
from J. G. and Katie Burns.  This land was used to build a teacherage for the St. Paul Lutheran School.  
Over the years, this home housed various teachers and principals for the school.

1912 – German was no longer taught at St. Paul Lutheran School due to opposition to Germans during
the Great War WWI.

July 5, 1942 - The Chuckery Special School District property was bought by the church for $730.00.

1947 - The first hot-lunch program was started at the school.

1951 - The Christian Education Association at St. Paul Lutheran School was organized.

September 27, 1951 - Ground was broken for the new school building.

April 1952 - The original one room school house for the St. Paul Lutheran School was razed by Walter
and Norman Renner.  Until the completion of the new school building, classes for the school were held
in the old public Chuckery School building.

August 24, 1952 - The cornerstone for the new school building was laid.  

March 1, 1953 - The new school building was completed.

March 15, 1953 - The current St. Paul Lutheran School building was dedicated.

July 1985 - The St. Paul Lutheran School Board was given the authority to start a Kindergarten.

1985 - The stage in the school gymnasium was converted into a Kindergarten room.

January 3, 1988 - The church assembly voted to add two rooms to the east side of the school building.  
Included in this plan was a conversion of the lower grade classroom into office space and a
Kindergarten room.  

February 19, 1989 - Ground was broken for the school addition.

Summer 1989 - Construction began on the school addition.

October 29, 1989 - The school addition was dedicated.

1989 - The Kindergarten was moved from the stage to the classroom between the church and the gym.  
The stage was then converted into a library.

2006 - A preschool was added to the current St. Paul Lutheran School.
St. Paul Lutheran School admits students of any race, color, or national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to
students at the school.  The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of educational policies, admissions policies,
scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
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