Florence School
| Florence Elementary School | |
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| Location | |
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7902 North 36th Street Omaha, NE 68112 | |
| Information | |
| Type | public, elementary school |
| School district | Omaha Public Schools |
| Principal | Mrs. Black (2008-12) Dan Hoeck (2013-present) |
| Grades | K-5 |
| Color(s) | Red |
| Mascot | Foxes |
| Website | http://www.ops.org/elementary/florence |
The Florence School is located at 7902 North 36th Street in the Florence neighborhood of north Omaha, Nebraska. The first school in the Florence-area was built in what was then called Cutler's Park by Mormon pioneers in the late 1840s. The present-day Florence Elementary School was started in the late 1850s after the town of Florence was founded.[1]
About
As early as 1868 the Florence School was used as an polling place in Nebraska state elections.[2] A new building was erected in 1889 at the base of the bluff overlooking the Missouri River.[3] In the 1890s, Julia Krisl became one of the first Czech principals in the city of Omaha while at the Florence School.[4] The Florence School building was replaced in 1964.[5] Florence B. Reynolds, a principal at the school in the 1920s, was a published scholar who examined labor relations with teachers.[6]
References
- ↑ Historic Florence - Culter's Park Marker. Florence Historical Society. Retrieved 12/26/07.
- ↑ (1868) Laws, Joint Resolutions, and Memorials, Passed at the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska. p 239.
- ↑ Nebraska Department of Public Instruction. (1949) Biennial Report of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to the Nebraska State Legislature. p 396.
- ↑ Rosický, R. (1929) A History of Czechs (Bohemians) in Nebraska. Czech Historical Society of Nebraska. p 461.
- ↑ (1964) North western reporter. Second series. N.W. 2d. p 792.
- ↑ Nebraska State Education Association. (1929) The Nebraska Educational Journal. p 133.
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Coordinates: 41°19′51″N 95°58′09″W / 41.33083°N 95.96917°W