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ELKHORN’S SCHOOLS
Early schools (The following paragraph, taken from the 1967 Centennial book, gives us some background on Elkhorn’s school system)
The first homesteaders in Elkhorn built a log schoolhouse on the hill just southwest of Elkhorn, possibly in the 1850’s. After using the building for both a school and community building for a number of years, it burned and was replaced in 1869. While they were without a schoolhouse, classes were held in the Crawford ware house for two winters and one summer. The new school building was erected just south of the tracks and four classrooms and an office were built by Henry Rasmus. This building stood on land which is now the (old) city park, originally donated to Elkhorn by George Crawford. The s school consisted of only 10 grades until 1914. After a new wing was added, it gave Elkhorn a twelve grade accredited high school. The first graduates of the class of 1916 were: Marie Goodhard Witt, Earl Goodhard, Ralph Kuehl, Fred Meyer, and Edwin Quinn.
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