A Touch of History
The history of Custer
Park itself is chronicled in a booklet created by a few community members
of years gone by. According to the memories of Custer Park residents, wealthy
people from Chicago vacationed at the Custer Park Bowery, an amusement park
complete with boat rides on the Kankakee River, in the early 1900s. The
area once known as the Custer Park Bowery is now home to the playground
of Custer Park Elementary School!
Browse the list of links related to online activities of
Custer Park students during 1995-1996-1997.
To follow some of our past cyberadventures, read our
article in the Well Connected Educator's section of the Global Schoolhouse
website.
In 2003, Reed Custer School District moved to Grade Centers. It will become the home of grades K - 2, with grades 3 - 5 moving to BES (Braidwood Elementary).
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This home page was initially conceived by Cathy Johnson, past Illinois Leadership
Cadre Member, and Third and Fourth Grade Teacher, Custer Park Elementary
School, in November, 1995. Initial Internet training took place during three
summer technology workshops.
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Special thanks to Don Bauder, retired Chemistry teacher
and past fellow Illinois Leadership Cadre Member. Don answered many, many
technical questions as we have struggled in our little corner of the world
to connect to the world! Thanks, Don!
Further asistance in creating this home page was provided by Ann
Johnston, Custer Park Science Teacher and Will L.and George P., Custer
Park students in 1996.
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Many thanks for ongoing technical assistance to Dr.
Fred Schouten, Director of Curriculum and Technology for Peotone
School District, Peotone, Illinois, who continues to answers our many
questions whenever we ask! Fred also keeps us up-to-date on great educational
sites on the net. Thanks, Fred!
In the early stages of development, online assistance for this home page
was also provided by Mr. Mark Gallagher, past Illinois State Board of Education
member and Director of Technology for the honorable Jim Edgar, governor
of the State of Illinois.
We love to get mail! Comments or questions about this home page may be sent
to:
Graphics courtesy of Billy
Bear!
This home page was last updated April 3,
1998.