{"id":1582,"date":"2019-10-31T10:05:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T10:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/home-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T21:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:47:11","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1582\" class=\"elementor elementor-1582\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11bfd858 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11bfd858\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f964883\" data-id=\"f964883\" 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-69e6c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69e6c4\" 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\">Forest Grove<br>School Preservation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32519a66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32519a66\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bringing History to Life<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936cfcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"936cfcb\" 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 is dedicated to preserving and telling the history of rural education through the historic rehabilitation of Forest Grove Schoolhouse No. 5 in Bettendorf, Iowa.<\/p><p>Donations can be mailed to :<\/p><p>Forest Grove School Preservation<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">PO Box 603<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> Bettendorf, IA 52722<\/span><\/p><p>OR Donate directly on PayPal<\/p><p>https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/us\/fundraiser\/charity\/1211609<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94bfb9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"94bfb9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/us\/fundraiser\/charity\/1211609\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46de1ab8 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"46de1ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/?page_id=1583\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-eye\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">What's New?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-688c6f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"688c6f1\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cebf6f\" data-id=\"5cebf6f\" 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-eb1bf6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb1bf6d\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/p>\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-30dc01f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30dc01f\" 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-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-025fb5a\" data-id=\"025fb5a\" 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-5cec5e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5cec5e8\" 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 decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/img_6158-scaled-e1670633059898-qpivh5db0ly8jmrekdwsqpge97ggwlxmbiw4uw2r7q.jpg\" title=\"img_6158-scaled-e1670633059898.jpg\" alt=\"img_6158-scaled-e1670633059898.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b867f6\" data-id=\"3b867f6\" 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-cee3335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cee3335\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forest Grove served children for nearly 85 years.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29df18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e29df18\" 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>The Forest Grove one-room schoolhouse was erected after Pleasant Valley subdistrict No. 5 formed in 1873. According to the 1882 History of Scott County, the construction and furnishings cost $1,500.\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Forest Grove enrolled upwards of 30 students each year ranging in age from 5 to 14. The children came from within a 2-mile radius to attend school.\u00a0Bringing along their books, which they had purchased in nearby Princeton, their subjects included math, reading and writing, spelling, geography, history and English.<\/span><\/p><p>The school remained in use until 1957 when it was closed and purchased by Delbert Blunk who attended the school when he was a young boy.\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">According to Blunk, teachers liked to play outside games with students or go sledding during recess in the wintertime. A favorite of many students was the giant stride. Kids would grab the chains that hung from the pole and race around the pole and launch themselves into the air for a \u201cgiant stride\u201d forward.<\/span><\/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-8b8f558 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b8f558\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\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-f3425ba\" data-id=\"f3425ba\" 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-f2d5047 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2d5047\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Restoration<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17be90a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17be90a\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In 2012, the effort began to restore the school.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-29e05a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29e05a6\" 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-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4de50ed\" data-id=\"4de50ed\" 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-d8c3af7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8c3af7\" 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><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1692 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Forest-Grove-before.jpg\" alt=\"Forest Grove School Before Photo\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Forest-Grove-before.jpg 960w, https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Forest-Grove-before-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Forest-Grove-before-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p><p>Forest Grove School Preservation was founded in 2012 and began restoring the one-room school soon after. Cedar Rapids architect Doug Steinmetz served as a consultant for the project.<\/p><p>In 2012, a new concrete block foundation was constructed. In 2014, a new furnace and a cedar shake roof were installed. Wood siding was either replaced or maintained and painted.<\/p><p>Eight replica replacement windows were put in place, and a new front door created by Carver Custom Millworks of\u00a0Milan, Illinois, was installed. A new chimney, while not functional, was built on the north side with salvaged bricks to enhance the building&#8217;s 1920s appearance.<\/p><p>On September 6, 2016, a replica bell tower, made by LeClaire, Iowa, carpenter Ben Taylor, was put in place. The tower contains the school&#8217;s original bell.<\/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\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-79d2119 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79d2119\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f77e7e4\" data-id=\"f77e7e4\" 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-9bf46bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bf46bd\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/construction.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2266\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/construction.jpg 960w, https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/construction-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/construction-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71883a8\" data-id=\"71883a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/near-cedar-shingles-on-the-roof-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/near-cedar-shingles-on-the-roof-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adbf72d\" data-id=\"adbf72d\" 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-5df030b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5df030b\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/construction-2015-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2297\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/construction-2015-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/construction-2015-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/construction-2015-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/construction-2015-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/construction-2015-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55815b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55815b8\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52c9461\" data-id=\"52c9461\" 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-5217097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5217097\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forestgroveschool.org\/history\/\">More Photos<\/a><\/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-f6c9568 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6c9568\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\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-414289b\" data-id=\"414289b\" 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-46dfaf2 elementor-widget 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