Germantown State Graded School

Here can be found class photos for the Germantown State Graded School. The school building is located in the NW quarter of the SW quarter in Section 23 at the junction of Pilgrim Road and Highway 145. It had been originally located in the NE corner in Section 22 at the junction of Pleasant Hill Road, now Pilgrim and Freistadt Roads.

Order of presentation is by school year and class. Make your selection from of the list below.

If you have pictures you would like to share or you can help in the identification of students, we would like to hear from you. Please contact The Home Team. Their email link can be found below.

1800s, grades 1-5
c: 1937-1938, grades 1-4
1939-1940, grades 5-8
1943-1944, grades 5-8
1944-1945, grades 1-4
1946-1947, grades 1-4
1948-1949, grades 5-8

picture of Germantown Public School; Stone Building
Germantown State Graded School, Grades 1-5
Pilgrim and Freistadt Roads
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picture of Germantown State Graded School, c: 1937-1938, Grades 1-4; shared by Esther (Holl) Schowalter
Germantown State Graded School, c: 1937-1938, Grades 1-4
(shared and identification by Esther (Holl) Schowalter) in 2008

Teacher: Inez Muehl
(back to front, left to right)

Row 1	Row 2	Row 3	Row 4
?	?	?	Glen Gettelman
?	?	?	?
George ?	Esther Holl	?	?
?	?	?	Willard Gettelman
	Harold Weber	Patsy ?
	Nadra Strack

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picture of Germanntown State Graded School, 1939-1940, Grades 5-8; shared by Esther (Holl) Schowalter
Germantown State Graded School, 1939-1940, Grades 5-8
(shared and identification by Esther (Holl) Schowalter)

Teacher: Mr. Frederic William Mehre
(front to back, left to right)

Row 1	Row 2	Row 3
Bob Werner	Karl Kannenberg	not identified
Harold Weber	Glen Gettelman	not identified
Esther Holl	not identified	Willard Gettelman
Janean Schaetzel	Patsy Otto	not identified
Betty Sennott	not identified	June Werner
Dan Sennott	Elaine Schaetzel	not identified
	Roberty Muehl	Phillis Werner
		? Otto
Possibly others in the picture:
Earl Habermacher, Donald Herbert, Robert Schmidt, Robert Wilke
Ronald Gebhard, Nadra Strack, George Shafer
Maybe Donald Hallet, Richard Zanders, ? Sutton

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picture of Germanntown State Graded School, 1943-1944, Grades 5-8; shared by Dave and Vicki (Czarnecki) Briscoe
Germantown State Graded School, 1943-1944, Grades 5-8
(shared and identification by Dave and Vicki (Czarnecki) Briscoe)

Teacher: Mr. Frederic William Mehre
(front to back, left to right)

Row 1	Row 2	Row 3	Row 4
f	f	m
m	f	f	m
f	f	f	f
f	n	f	f
m	Thomas Czarnecki	f	m

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picture of Germantown State Graded School, School Year 1944-1945, Grades 1-4; shared by John and Sharon (Brandenburg) Oellerich
Germantown State Graded School, School Year 1944-1945, Grades 1-4
(shared and identification by John and Sharon (Brandenburg) Oellerich and Dale (Brandenburg) Van Alstyne)

Teacher: Miss Inez Muehl
(back to front, left to right)

Row 1	Row 2	Row 3	Row 4	Row 5
Janice Gierach	Jerome Domask	Faith Gauger	Gorgon Hilgerndorf	not identified
Carol Rheingans	Oliver Schulteis	Richard Guetzke	Lavern Guetzke	Wilbur Hensler
Patsy Gehl	Sharon Brandenburg	Gene Arnold	not identified	Patsy Rheingans
not identified	Eileen Guetzke	not identified	Mary Ellen Holl	Donna Hensler
Harold Schlaefer	Marilyn Werner	Kenny Schaetzel	Jeanette Held	George Neeb
	Rayford Ritterbusch	Darlene Furgeson	Dale Brandenburg
	Marion Guetzke	Billy Ferguson

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picture of Germantown State Graded School, School Year 1946-1947, Grades 1-4; shared by John and Sharon (Brandenburg) Oellerich
Germantown State Graded School, School Year 1946-1947, Grades 1-4
(shared and identification by John and Sharon (Brandenburg) Oellerich and Dale (Brandenburg) Van Alstyne)

Teacher: Miss Inez Muehl
(front to back, left to right)

Row 1	Row 2	Row 3	Row 4
Rayford Ritterbrusch	Judy Schneider	Dale Brandenburg	Gene Arnold
Wayne Wagenknecht	Mary Louise Wagnenknecht	Marvin Gueyzke	Harold Schlaefer
Hilbert Guetzke	not identified	Laverne Guetzke	Russell Wagenknecht
Donald Wagner	not identified	Carol Rheingans	Richard Guetzke
David Lentz	Lynne Arnold	Patsy Rheingans	Billy Ferguson
	Marilyn Werner	Kenneth Schaetzel	Darlene Ferguson
		Jerry Schneider	Grace Rintelman
		Sharon Brandenburg	Eileen Guetzke
			Patsy Gehl?
			Nancy Randall

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picture of Germantown State Graded School, School Year 1948-1949, Grades 5-8; shared by John and Sharon (Brandenburg) Oellerich
Germantown State Graded School, School Year 1948-1949, Grades 5-8
(shared and identification by John and Sharon (Brandenburg) Oellerich and Dale (Brandenburg) Van Alstyne)

Teacher: Mr. Frederic William Mehre
(back to front, right to left)

Row 4	Row 3	Row 2	Row 1
Jim Schneider	Wilber Hensler	Dale Brandenburg	Faith Gauger
Lavern Guetzke	Carol Rheingans	Jeanette Held	Gene Arnold
Sharon Brandenburg	Nancy Randall	Jerry Schneider	Marvin Guetzke
Kenny Schaetzel	Russell Wagenknecht	Patsy Rheingans	Jane Baldwin
Donna Hensler	Mary Ellen Holl	Richard Guetzke
	Donald Guetzke

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