Remington USD 206 is a public unified school district headquartered in Whitewater, Kansas, United States.[1] Depending on the historic use, it may also have the word "Whitewater" either before or after "Remington". The district includes the communities of Whitewater, Potwin, Brainerd, Elbing, Furley, and nearby rural areas in Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick counties.[2]
| Remington USD 206 | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
110 S. Main St.[1]
, Kansas, 67154United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°57′48″N 97°8′56″W / 37.96333°N 97.14889°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K to 12 |
| School board | 7 members |
| Schools | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Website | usd206.org |
History
editIn 1945, the School Reorganization Act in Kansas caused the consolidation of thousands of rural school districts in Kansas.[3] In 1963, the School Unification Act in Kansas caused the further consolidatation of thousands of tiny school districts into hundreds of larger Unified School Districts.[4]
In 1961, Whitewater, Potwin, Brainerd, Elbing, Furley, Countryside, and Golden Gate schools merged to form a joint rural high school. Heated opposition between Whitewater and Potwin occurred during the discussion for the location of the new high school. Rural voters pushed for a centralized location in neither town. A public vote was taken to determine if the school should be built halfway between Whitewater and Potwin, near Brainerd, which passed 745 "yes" to 155 "no".[5] A contest was held to find a unique name for the new high school, which was chosen to honor the famous American Old West artist Frederic Remington who lived about 4 miles north near Plum Grove in the 1880s.[5]
Schools
editThe school district operates the following schools:[1]
- Frederic Remington High School at 8850 NW Meadowlark Road, north of Brainerd.
- Remington Middle School at 316 E Topeka Street in Whitewater.
- Remington Elementary School at 200 E Ellis Avenue in Potwin.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "USD 206 website". Archived from the original on February 4, 2020.
- ^ "USD 206 District Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 4, 2020.
- ^ Your School District: The Report of the National Commission on School District Reorganization; National Education Association; 286 pages; 1948.
- ^ "Administration of Unified School Districts in Kansas" (PDF). Kansas State Department of Public Instruction. January 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 10, 2020.
- ^ a b History; USD 206.
Further reading
edit- Plum Grove, Brainerd, Whitewater, and Potwin from 1870 to 1900; Roland H. Ensz; Emporia State University; 134 pages; 1970.
- History of Butler County, Kansas; Vol P Mooney; Standard Publishing; 869 pages; 1916. Plum Grove on pages 184 to 191.