Howard Kennedy Contruction & Opening

This article from 1908 lists all the buildings that are planned to begin construction this year. The list includes a plan for the new Omaha View School.

In this clipping from 1908, the location for the new Omaha View School is announced. It would be a few blocks north of the old building.

This short notice from 1908 states that though the Omaha View School is will be in a new building, the name of the school will stay the same. We all know that this didn't stay true for long!

This clipping from 1908 talks about the plans for the new Omaha View School. It was decided that the new building would have sixteen rooms and be completely fireproof.

In this article from 1908, it is stated that the school board has decided which contractor will be hired to build the new Omaha View School. The contractor they chose was W. H. Parrish.

This article from 1908 is all about the school board's argument over who would be hired to do the plumbing and heating at the new Omaha View School. It takes a lot of people to build a school!

This article from 1910 announces that the new Omaha View School building was almost completed, and that it would open at the start of the next month.

This clipping from 1910 states that several officials would be inspecting the new Omaha View School before it was ready to be opened the following week.

This article from 1910 announces the opening of the new Omaha View School that Monday. It was being opened earlier than had been planned because the old building had become so dangerous. The school still hadn't been rennamed.

This clipping from 1910 shows a picture of the new Omaha View School and announces that it is officially open.

This article from 1910 states that the school board voted to rename the Omaha View School after the first superintendent of public schools in Omaha, Howard Kennedy.

At the end of this article from 1910 about news from the school board, there is a paragraph describing the ordering of official pieces of parchment (a fancy type of paper) recognizing the changing of the name of the Omaha View School to Howard Kennedy Elementary School. The papers would be given to the school and to Howard Kennedy's three children.

This notice from 1910 tells readers that the dedication of the newly-named Howard Kennedy School will take place that Saturday with several speakers.

In this clipping from 1910, the dedication of the new Howard Kennedy School building is described. There were many important speakers and several musical performances.