Overland Park in Johnson County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Stanley Rural High School

1919 - 1965

Photographed by Thomas Onions, July 12, 2009

1. Stanley Rural High School Marker

Inscription.
While S.R.H.S. was being built, classes were held in the Christian and Methodist churches - Grange Hall.

Charter Roll
SCHOOL BOARD TEACHERS
J.L. Chaney, R.H. Holmes, P.L. Kellogg - J.L. Stark, Principal; Amy Kincaid

Students
Lawrence Chaney - Wesley Chaney - Herschel Dougan - Clarence Divelbiss
Marlon Divelbiss, Ernest Kellogg - Orville Nicholson - Homer Rawle
Paul Wenzel - Edith Briggs - Opal Crust - Bertha Harsh - Flora Hurdle
Lodema Kellogg - Leota Knoche - Edna Marshall - Matilda Stiftter
Nannie Sargert - Stella Tankerberry - Oletha Young
FIRST GRADUATE - Oletha Young Harsh - 1921

In 1965, S.R.H.S. District reorganized and became a part of Southeast Johnson County School District No. 229. 1970 - renamed Blue Valley High School. The first graduates of B.V.H.S. - 1971. The new high school on 159th Street was opened in 1971. The students in the district transferred to the new school. The old S.R.H.S. building stood vacant until 1975 when the building was renovated for use as the District Office. In 1976, the district was renamed Blue Valley Unified School District No. 229.

Erected by Stanley Rural High School Alumni Association.

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lists: Education • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 38° 51.373′ N, 94° 40.047′ W. Marker is in Overland Park, Kansas, in Johnson County. It is on Metcalf Avenue, on the right. This marker is directly in front of the old high school. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15020 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park KS 66283, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Greater Kansas City.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Santa Fe and Oregon Trails (approx. 1.1 miles away); Korean War Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Santa Fe Trail (approx. 4.7 miles away in Missouri); New Santa Fe (approx. 4.8 miles away in Missouri); Trail Remnants (approx. 4.8 miles away in Missouri); a different marker also named New Santa Fe (approx. 4.8 miles away in Missouri); Santa Fe Christian Church (approx. 4.8 miles away in Missouri); Quantrill's Raids and the Military Road (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Overland Park.

Other markers no longer nearby. Trail Remnants (was approx. 4.8 miles away in Missouri but has been permanently removed); Oregon and California National Historical Trails / Santa Fe National Historic Trail (was approx.

Photographed by Thomas Onions, July 12, 2009

2. Stanley Rural High School Marker

Photo of marker with the school in the background.

4.8 miles away in Missouri but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. Do not park on Metcalf - plenty of parking in the District Office Lots.

Also see . . . Blue Valley School District. Official School District website homepage (Submitted on July 12, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.)

Stanley Rural High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Onions, July 12, 2009

3. Stanley Rural High School

Another photo of the school

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 25, 2014

4. Stanley Rural High School & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. This page has been viewed 4,332 times since then and 197 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. 4. submitted on May 8, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.