Post on 01-Apr-2015
Welcome to
BRYANT H. TREWYN Middle School
Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Bryant H. Trewyn,
physician ~ Peoria’s South Side president of the District 150
Board of Education.
1900 - 1942
Epitaph
No man was better known or more popular in this city than was Dr. Trewyn. Of genial personality, keen perception, and high character, he founded his success on his own hard work. Public spirited and devoted to the general good of the community, he proved a loyal and able citizen, whose distinguished services to Peoria will be a monument to his memory.
Peoria Journal Transcript, June 9, 1942
One of the Best
Located on a 15-acre lot, the two-story buff, brick and stone structure is 483 feet across the front end and 387 feet wide. The building houses standard classrooms, industrial arts shops, home economics laboratories, art and craft laboratories, library, band room, cafeteria, music rooms, typing laboratory, and science laboratories.
Peoria Journal Star, June 1, 1951
Dedication
O.W. Connett, principal,
George Miles, president of the Board of Education,
William Cavenaugh, president of Trewyn’s P.T.O.,
Vernon Nickell, State Superintendent of Schools
Dignitaries participating in Trewyn Jr. High School’s June 5, 1951 Dedication were:
Home of the TIGERS
50 Years Ago . . .
Rah, rah, ski watten dot and
Bo, bo, ski bo, hey!
Rah, rah, ski watten dot, and
Bo, bo, ski bo, hey!
Skinny bee, skinny bo,
Yea, Tigers,
LET’S GO !!!!1950-1951 Student Handbook
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
Trewyn Today
450 students in Grades Five through Eight
RESEARCH
TECHNOLOGY
COOPERATIVE LEARNING
TEAMWORK
BUILDING BRIDGES TO THE FUTURE