{"id":138,"date":"2019-11-01T12:07:05","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T12:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T15:02:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T15:02:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/?page_id=138","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"138\" class=\"elementor elementor-138\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76dafcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76dafcb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69999ca\" data-id=\"69999ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9cf87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c9cf87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe845d9\" data-id=\"fe845d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e67dde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e67dde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b73c82\" data-id=\"7b73c82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128edca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"128edca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1944\" height=\"1458\" src=\"https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ribbon-cutting-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ribbon-cutting-2.jpg 1944w, https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ribbon-cutting-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ribbon-cutting-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ribbon-cutting-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ribbon-cutting-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1944px) 100vw, 1944px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5ad8ea\" data-id=\"a5ad8ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c7449b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c7449b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Forest Grove School Preservation was founded in 2012 and began restoring the weatherboards of the one-room school soon after.<\/p>\n<p>With assistance from architect Doug Steinmetz, volunteers worked from historic photos to reconstruct the structure\u2019s bell tower, windows and doors, foundation, roof, and signage. The<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">&nbsp;restoration project was featured in the&nbsp;National Trust for Historic Preservation&#8217;s magazine,&nbsp;<\/span><i style=\"font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Preservation<\/i><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">, in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Funds were raised for the restoration effort through community events like pie auctions and trivia nights. We are grateful for the generosity of community members provided labor and materials at a discount or no charge, including donations of floorboards and slate chalkboards from three nearby schools, two of which had been demolished.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8h7opcl elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8h7opcl\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bfd4be\" data-id=\"3bfd4be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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Historical Society Award<\/a><\/li><li>May 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/qctimes.com\/news\/local\/education\/restored-1873-forest-grove-school-opens-for-reenactments\/article_fb48c356-0b6a-5ea4-b70f-3e35ee4e8ad4.html\">Restored 1873 Forest Grove School opens for reenactments<\/a><\/li><li>May 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraphherald.com\/news\/iowa-illinois-wisconsin\/article_1f15618c-91d3-54ee-866e-8b1b1bcf850d.html\">Restored school offers glimpse back to typical classroom<\/a><\/li><li>September 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwqc.com\/2021\/09\/07\/forest-grove-schoolhouse-looks-grow-this-fall-after-reopening\/\">Forest Grove Schoolhouse looks to grow this Fall after reopening<\/a><\/li><li>May 2021,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwqc.com\/2021\/05\/06\/forest-grove-school-preservation\/\">Forest Grove School Preservation Reopening is Saturday<\/a><\/li><li>May 2021, <a 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