Saint Kevin School, 1969

This photo of Saint Kevin School was submitted by Sharon (Ingwalson) Klanchnik, an RHS graduate, 1980. 
Here is a view of the front of the school on 28th Avenue South. 

The School of Saint Kevin opened its doors in 1941.  It is now closed and demolished. 
I do not have further information, but will provide it should I receive it.

In response to my question
about the parochial school system, Pat Donnelly, BHS 1968 explained that "it offered first through eighth grades. 
Then one would go on to Holy Angels, Regina, or DeLaSalle for 9-12; but many students switched to public school due to the cost. 
St. Kevin served kids in Minneapolis, Bloomington, and Richfield.  We Minneapolis kids would have gone to Nokomis and then Roosevelt. 
Kids coming out of St. Helena went to Sanford and then Roosevelt."

Known in Ireland as Coemgen as well as Kevin, according to tradition he was born at the Fort of the White Fountain in Leinster, Ireland, of royal descent.  He was baptized by St. Cronan and educated by St. Petroc.  He was ordained, and became a hermit at the Valley of the Two Lakes in Glendalough.  After seven years there, he was persuaded to give up his solitary life.  He went to Disert-Coemgen, where he founded a monastery for the disciples he attracted, and later moved to Glendalough.  He made a pilgrimage to Rome, bringing back many relics for his permanent foundation at Glendalough.  He was a friend of St. Kieran of Clonmacnois, and was entrusted with the raising of the son of King Colman of Ui Faelain, by the king.  Many extravagant miracles were attributed to Kevin, and he was reputed to be 120 years old at his death.  His feast day is June 3rd.

Pat Donnelly's sister, Kathy Donnelly's 1961 graduating class from St. Kevin with Graduation Program below.

                                                                                                                                                Row 4:  Patty Posch, Fred Berg, Nancy Fudally, Thomas Anderson?, Patty Madden, Peter Huber, Linda Schmidt?, Brad Billiett. 
                                                                                                                                                Row 3:  James Reiners, Nancy Ferrell, Paula Henseler or Lynda Jacobson, Thomas Needham, Lou Ann Keeler. 
                                                                                                                                                Row 2:    Beverly St. Jacque, John Carter, Kathy Donnelly, Allan Markum, Joanne Ward*, Mike Andor, Dawn Madson, Nancy Dwyer.  
                                                                                                                                                Front Row:  Gregory Hendricks, Randi Brescancini, Sharon Burdette, Betty Ruona, Charmelle Baker, Marilyn Rekow, Yvonne Pope Jerry Harris.
                                                                                                                                                                      (*Joanne's dad was the head of the U.S. Naval Base, next to the airport on 58th Street.  It is now a U.S. Air force Base.)

No, this isn't the entire class!

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Source:  Unknown at this time.  If you can identify any of the students' last names indicated by the underscoring, or if there are errors, please contact the webmaster.