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[Maxine & Lutrell Watts: Statement by Lutrell]
Statement written by Lutrell Watts giving a brief history of his and his wife's experience teaching the the Lower Valley Community and ultimately having an elementary school named after them.
[Maxine & Lutrell Watts: Statement by Maxine]
Statement written by Maxine Watts giving a brief history of her own and her husband's experiences teaching the the Lower Valley Community and participation in the Lions Club.
History of Lower Valley School & Lower Valley School Teachers
Text containing a history of the Lower Valley School and surrounding community as well as a timeline of the known teachers who worked at the school.
Lower Valley School Reunion
Pamphlet from the first reunion of Lower Valley School alumni which includes the program from the even, and text containing a history of the Lower Valley School and surrounding community as well as a timeline of the known teachers who worked at the school and a list of school trustees.
Information on War Ration Books
Letter written by Roland O. Mueller about war rations and war ration books. The letter mentions rations for farmers and war-era recycling.
[Lower Valley School Students]
Photograph of Lower Valley School students posing outside the schoolhouse for a class portrait. The students are sitting and standing in three rows. Two girls in the front row hold a sign that says Lower Valley School.
[Lower Valley School Students]
Photograph of Lower Valley School students sitting outside the school building. There is a sign on the school building that says, "Lower Valley School Dist. No. 33."
[Lutrell and Maxine Watts]
Photograph of Maxine and Lutrell Watts standing in front of the Lower Valley School building. Both had been teachers at the school.
[Students Holding Tractor Maintenance Kits]
Photograph of eleven male Lower Valley School students holding 4-H Live-Power Kit for first year tractor maintenance. The first boy in the front row is Larry Baumann, the second boy in the middle row is Andrew Friesenhahn and the third boy in the back row is Harvey Seiler. Next to him is Mr. Lutrell Watts.
[Students In Lines]
Photograph of Lower Valley School students lined up in front of the school building. The students are divided by age into two lines. The younger children are lined up in the foreground, while the older students are lined up on the other side of the building.
[Teacherage Garden]
Photograph of the teacherage garden at Lower Valley School. Beyond the garden the teacherage building and school building are visible. There is laundry hanging from a line on the porch of the teacherage. The sign on the school building says, "Lower Valley School Dist. No. 33."
[Three Children]
Photograph of Vickie, David and Diane Wiederstein with their school satchels. David Wiederstein is holding a puppy.
[Lower Valley School Students]
Photograph of the "Little Room" students of Lower Valley School. Their teacher, Maxine Watts, is standing behind the students, who are standing in four rows on the steps of the school building. The fourth girl from the left in the back row is Jeanne Marie Wiederstein.
[Six Girls At Playground]
Photograph of six girls sitting on a playground merry-go-round. They are all looking toward the camera and smiling. There is a slide and a building in the background.
[Three Students on Playground]
Photograph of three young women sitting on a playground merry-go-round. They are wearing blouses with cardigans with long skirts. There is a slide and building in the background.
[Four Girls on Slide]
Photograph of four young girls on a playground slide. The girls are sitting one in front of the other on the slide.
[Students at a Cave]
Photograph of a group of students standing near an entrance to a cave. One student is petting a dog.
[Baseball Team]
Photograph of the Lower Valley School baseball team posing with a trophy. In the back row are Alfred Seiler, Amada Frias, Harvey Seiler, Paul Gleilz and Roland Mueller. In the front row are James Stolte, Melvin Katt, Mr. Watts and Franklin Shotie.
[Lower Valley School Baseball League]
Photograph of the Lower Valley School baseball league. From left to right in the top row are Alfred Seiler, Jr., Alfredo Buitran, Harvey Seiler, Paul Gleitz, Ray Joy Wiederstein and Roland Mueller. In the bottom row are James Stolte, Melvin Katt, Lutrell Watts and Franklin Stolte.
[School Play]
Photograph of students sitting on the porch of the teacherage during a school play. The children are sitting in several rows. The porch is decorated as the interior of a house. The porch was used as a stage for plays.
[Christmas Play]
Photograph of the younger students at Lower Valley School performing in a school Christmas play in a classroom. Adults and other children are sitting in the desks. There is a Christmas tree to the right.
[Maxine Watts at Cibolo Creek]
Photograph of Mrs. Maxine Watts standing on the bank of Cibolo Creek in September of 1952. She is wearing a blouse and skirt.
[Students Playing Volleyball]
Photograph of several Lower Valley School students playing volleyball outdoors. The students are wearing numbered shirts. Because the school had no gym, sports were played year round. The teams would be picked on Mondays and would play together for the week.
[Five Women]
Photograph of Linda Katt, Louise Wiederstein, Lucille Wiederstein, Jeanne Maurie Widerstein, Sylvia Katt and Margie Katt posing in a garden. Jeanne Maurie Widerstein, the little girl, is sitting on a post made of stones.
[Playing Volleyball]
Photograph of a volleyball game at Lower Valley School. The team members are wearing numbered shirts. Number four is Naomi Faye Snoddy, number three is Vernell Schmoekel, number one is Verna Lee Gerth and number two is Sylvia Katt. The teams are divided up by men and women.
[School Play]
Photograph of a school play in the teacherage building at Lower Valley School. Seven students are sitting on a couch. From left to right they are Harvey Seiler, Sylvia Seiler, Roland Mueller, Naomi Faye Snoddy, Verna Lee Gerth, Alfred Seiler, Jr. and Lorraine Bornemann. Sitting nearby, in blackface, are Margie Katt and Vernell Schmoekel.
[Students Riding Train]
Photograph of Lower Valley School students on the Brackenridge Eagle miniature train at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas.
[Lower Valley School Volleyball Team]
Photograph of the Lower Valley School girls volleyball team. They are kneeling on the ground in front of a tree and wooden table. They have just played against Clemens School from Zuehl, Texas.
[Dorothy Attkisson on School Porch]
Photograph of Dorothy Attkisson on the porch of the Lower Valley School building. She is wearing a floral patterned blouse and is sitting in front of a brick column.
[Roland Mueller]
Photograph of Roland Mueller standing in the playground of Lower Valley School. He is wearing jeans and a plaid shirt. There is a basketball net and two individuals in the background.
[School Christmas Tree]
Photograph of Mr. Watts in the "Little Room" of Lower Valley School. He is standing next to a Christmas tree. The parents of students and the school trustees traditionally decorated the tree the night before the last day of school.
[End of School Play]
Photograph of students posing outside the teacherage building at Lower Valley School during the end-of-school play. The back porch of this building was used as a stage. In the top row are Mrs. Watts, Naomi Faye Snoddy, Viola May Katt, Roland Mueller, Cleven Englehardt and Harvey Seiler. Kneeling are unknown, unknown, Vernell Schmoekel, Frias (fist name not given) and Andrew Friesenhahn. Sitting are unknown, Linda Carr, unknown, Steve Carr and Clayton Stolte.
[Lower Valley School Baseball Team]
Photograph of the Lower Valley School baseball team posing outside the school building in front of two automobiles. In the back row are Alfred Siler, Jr., Oliver Grobe, Jr., Roland Mueller, Dorothy Katt, Frances Stapper, Marlene Schmoekel, Naomi Faye Snoddy and Vernell Schmoekel. In the front row are an unknown boy, Harvey Siler, Margie Katt, Sylvia Katt and Verna Lee Gerth. To the right, at the door to the building with her back to the camera, is Mrs. Watts.
[Students In Front of School]
Photograph of Lower Valley School students sitting on the steps of the school, possibly in May of 1950 in preparation for the end of school play. In the back row, from left to right, are Vernell Schmoekel, Mr. Watts, Francis Stapper, Marlene Schmoekel, Harvey Siler, Robert Rankin, Rankin (first name not given) and Roland Mueller. In the front row are Marilyn Friesenhahn, Niomi Faye Snoddy, Verna Lee Gerth, Sylvia Katt, Margie Katt, Dorothy Katt, Cleven Englehardt, Oliver Grobe, Jr. and Alfred Siler, Jr.
[End of Year School Picnic]
Photograph of several students from Lower Valley School during an end-of-the-year picnic at Cibolo Creek. A teacher, Luttrell Watts, is kneeling in the foreground. There are several male students around him. They are holding sticks. The female students are standing in the background.
[School Picnic at Cibolo Creek]
Photograph of sixth through tenth grade students of Lower Valley School at an end-of-the-year picnic at Cibolo Creek. In the back row are Marilyn Friesenhahn, Niomi Faye Snoddy, Dorothy Katt, Frances Stapper, Marlene Schmoekel, Robert Rankin, Alfred Siler, Jr., Roland Mueller and Cleven Englehardt. In the front row are Vernell Schmoekel, Verna Lee Berth, Margie Katt, Oliver Grobe, Jr., Sylvia Katt, Rankin (no first name given) and Harvey Seiler.
[School Picnic]
Photograph of Dorothy Attkisson and Roland Mueller during a school picnic. Mueller is standing and holding a plate of food. Attkisson is sitting and taking food from the plate. There are other students in the background.
[Dorothy Katt Sitting on Lawn]
Photograph of Dorothy Katt sitting on the lawn in front of the Watts' house. She is wearing a cardigan and jeans.
[Easter Picnic]
Photograph of Lower Valley School students with Mr. Watts during an Easter picnic. The students are posed in three rows. The younger students are in the front row. Mr. Watts is standing to the left.
[End of School Play]
Photograph of Lower Valley School students posing in two rows on the porch of the teacherage building during an end-of-year play. This porch served as a stage for school plays. In the back row, from left to right, are Lutrell Watts, teacher and director of the play, Frances (Stapper) Rheinlander, Roland Mueller, Naomi Faye (Snoddy) Blacklock, Alfred Seiler, Jr. and Sylvia (Katt) Seiler. In the front row, from left to right, are Oliver Grabe, Jr., Margie (Katt) McCoy, Dorothy (Katt) Attkisson, Verna Lee (Gerth) Beautnagel, Marlene (Schmoekel) Friesenhahn and Marilyn (Friesenhahn) DeWinne.
[End Of Year Play]
Photograph of Frances Stapper, Sylvia Katt and Naomi Faye Snoddy in costume for Lower Valley School's end-of-year play. They are on the back porch of the teacherage. The women are wearing light-colored dresses and veils and are holding bouquets.
[Four Women in Swim Suits]
Photograph of five women posing in swim suits at a park, possibly Land Park. The woman in the middle is Frances Stapper, and the woman on the far left is Dorothy Katt. There are other swimmers in the background.
[Lower Valley School Baseball Team]
Photograph of a Lower Valley School baseball team. They are posed in two rows in front of Mr. and Mrs. Watts' house. Immediately behind them is a dark-colored automobile. In the back row, from left to right, are unknown, Alfred Seiler, Oliver Grobe, Jr., Roland Mueller, Dorothy Katt, Francis Stapper, Marlene Schmoekel, Naomi Faye Snoddy and Vernell Schmoekel. In the front row are unknown, Harvey Seiler, Margie Katt, Sylvia Katt and Verna Lee Gerth.
[Lower Valley School Students]
Photograph of Lower Valley School students on a school trip. In the foreground is a group of younger students. They are sitting on the ground. There is a group of older students standing in the background.
[Six Women in Swim Suits]
Photograph of six women posing in swim suits. They include Sylvia Katt Sieler, Dorothy Attkisson and Frances Stapper Rheinlander.
[Student and Parent Volleyball Game]
Photograph of Lower Valley School students playing volleyball against the students' parents. The school building is visible in the background.
[Students in School Yard]
Photograph of Lower Valley School students playing in the school yard. They are playing either Dare Base or Stealing Base. The school building is visible in the background. There are three women sitting on a bench on the porch of the building.
[Three Students on Bikes]
Photograph of Roland Mueller, Alfred Seiler, Jr. and Oliver Grobe, Jr. on bicycles at Lower Valley School. The school building can be seen in the background.
[Two Students on Bicycles]
Photograph of Dorothy Attkisson and Roland Mueller on bicycles.
[Certificate of Promotion]
Certificate of Promotion presented to Dorothy Anna Katt for promotion from elementary school to high school. There is a gold, metallic sticker in the upper right corner. The certificate is signed by Lower Valley School teachers Maxine and Lutrell Watts, as well as Max Weinert and Richard H. Wiederstein.
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