Robert Frost To Celebrate 50th Birthday

Robert Frost To Celebrate 50th Birthday

Community Consolidated School District 59 is honoring a milestone birthday! Robert Frost Elementary School is turning 50, and a big celebration is being planned in honor of the event.

Frost50StudentPhotoWeb 2

RibbonFrost 2On Thursday, May 28th, from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m., Robert Frost will host an event filled with fun, that includes:

  • An epic Museum walk
  • Student artwork
  • Student performances
  • A time capsule display
  • Visits from current and previous school staff, including teachers and Principals
  • Police and Fire department presence
  • Raffles
  • Frost t-shirts for sale
  • Refreshments
  • And much more

Did you know that the year Robert Frost opened….

  • The first Mustang rolled off the assembly line in Dearborn, Michigan- at a base price of $2,368
  • Lucky Charms and Pop Tarts hit grocery shelves
  • “Bewitched” and “Gilligan’s Island” premiered
  • Diet Pepsi was introduced to the beverage market
  • The original G.I. Joe action figure was manufactured by Hasbro Inc
  • Shel Silverstein published his classic children’s book “The Giving Tree.”
  • Arby’s opened
  • The first football game at Shea Stadium in NY – the Jets defeated the Broncos
  • The first Kennedy half-dollar was introduced, which was all silver

The Cost of Living Was….

  • Average cost of a new house: $13,050
  • Average monthly rent: $115
  • Average income per year: $6,000
  • Average cost of a new car: $3,500
  • Gas – per gallon cost: 30 cents
  • Loaf of bread: 21 cents
  • United States postage stamp: 5 cents
  • Ticket to the movies: $1.25

Community Consolidated School District 59 is honoring a milestone birthday! Robert Frost Elementary School is turning 50, and a big celebration is being planned in honor of the event.

Frost50StudentPhotoWeb 2

RibbonFrost 2On Thursday, May 28th, from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m., Robert Frost will host an event filled with fun, that includes:

  • An epic Museum walk
  • Student artwork
  • Student performances
  • A time capsule display
  • Visits from current and previous school staff, including teachers and Principals
  • Police and Fire department presence
  • Raffles
  • Frost t-shirts for sale
  • Refreshments
  • And much more

Did you know that the year Robert Frost opened….

  • The first Mustang rolled off the assembly line in Dearborn, Michigan- at a base price of $2,368
  • Lucky Charms and Pop Tarts hit grocery shelves
  • “Bewitched” and “Gilligan’s Island” premiered
  • Diet Pepsi was introduced to the beverage market
  • The original G.I. Joe action figure was manufactured by Hasbro Inc
  • Shel Silverstein published his classic children’s book “The Giving Tree.”
  • Arby’s opened
  • The first football game at Shea Stadium in NY – the Jets defeated the Broncos
  • The first Kennedy half-dollar was introduced, which was all silver

The Cost of Living Was….

  • Average cost of a new house: $13,050
  • Average monthly rent: $115
  • Average income per year: $6,000
  • Average cost of a new car: $3,500
  • Gas – per gallon cost: 30 cents
  • Loaf of bread: 21 cents
  • United States postage stamp: 5 cents
  • Ticket to the movies: $1.25