Second-grade students recently learned on the 100^th Day of School what school was like in our community 100 years ago. Mr. Medic teaches our first-grade students this history lesson each year to put into perspective the differences between life and school in the 1920s and today.

For example, if a classroom was running low on firewood, teachers would ask each student to bring fire logs to school to help keep everyone warm. Teachers would provide lessons to every grade level in the same room. And students used slate boards for schoolwork.

Mr. Medic also discussed the local economy and the prevalence of farming and coal mines, the conservative clothing style for adults and children, old-fashioned names like Lois, Bertha and Edna, and how most families traveled by horse and buggy or walked together on dirt roads.

Thank you to Mr. Medic for teaching our students the history of our community and its schools!