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.
On 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.
On 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