Garden Home School was established in 1911 and officially closed in 1982. The facility is now the Garden Home Recreation Center operated by the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District.
See also:
- The Closing of Garden Home Elementary School
- Cafeteria favorites
- Oct 20, 2012 Centennial Celebration of Garden Home School opening
- Garden Home School by Don Dunbar, Principal 1968-1974
- History of Garden Home written by students in 1962
- Garden Home P.T.A. Minutes, 1934-1941
- Garden Home School P.T.A. Scrapbook, 1957-58
- Vlasta Becvar Barber – Garden Home School September 1934 – May 1939
- Clark Stephens
- Garden Home School class photos
1911 Garden Home School, all grades. This is the founding year of Garden Home School, held upstairs in the Jager store. Courtesy Ione (Coffey) Owens Parrish. See Hetlesater Family.
Garden Home School 1911 photo back – student list
1912 Garden Home School. Margaret Scherner in plaid. Courtesy Don Smith. See The history of Garden Home School, 1912 to 1982.
1912 Garden Home School
1912 Newly constructed Garden Home School
1920s Melvin Replogle and cat near Garden Home School
1920s Replogle cat near Garden Home school
1939 Garden Home School 8th Grade Graduating Class
1940s Front doors of School Dist. No. 92 Garden Home
1951 Garden Home School
1951 Garden Home School, winter
1950s Jean Johnson and dog Billy Boy at Garden Home Garage. Truck is local Volunteer Beaverton Fire Department.
1954 Aerial photo of Garden Home School and Gust Johnson’s Texaco station
1956 aerial photo of Garden Home School and Lamb’s Thriftway under construction
1958 Garden Home School office addition plans. See Garden Home School P.T.A. Scrapbook, 1957-58.
Garden Home School – construction history diagram from Don Dunbar
1983 Garden Home School floorplan diagram. Courtesy Don Dunbar. See post.
1982 Closing of Garden Home School (final day)
For the full story about the 1982 closing of Garden Home School, read our The Closing of Garden Home Elementary School story.
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – Final student body assembly
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – back of building
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – playground structure
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – main entrance
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – school busses
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – Mary Landers, School Secretary
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – Field Day with Virgil Pearce and kids
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – te in long pants, girls
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – Field Day with Rick Evers and kids
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – Field Day event with kids carrying balls between their knees
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – train mural in hallway
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – Farewell poster
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – cake
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – ribbon 1911-1982
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – Bill Gellatly with students
1982 Final day of Garden Home School – balloon release
1983 closed Garden Home School. Courtesy Don Dunbar. See post.
2012 Garden Home Recreation Center (formerly school). Courtesy Elaine Shreve. See Schools in Garden Home Area.
Garden Home School bell
Garden Home School bell
Garden Home School bell, placard
2013 Garden Home Recreation Center – new paint
1957-1958 Garden Home School Yearbook
Lynn Couch sent us a scan of his 1957-1958 Garden Home School yearbook (PDF). Thanks, Lynn!
Garden Home School 57-58 Yearbook – page 1
Garden Home School 57-58 Yearbook – page 2
Garden Home School 57-58 Yearbook – page 3
Garden Home School 57-58 Yearbook – page 4
Garden Home School 57-58 Yearbook – page 5
Garden Home School 57-58 Yearbook – page 6
Garden Home School 57-58 Yearbook – page 7
Garden Home School 57-58 Yearbook – page 8
GardenHomeHistory.com 
Aerial photo identified as 1957 probably 1954, I graduated class 1957, throckmorton store had burned, shopping center was fairly new, etc.
Thanks Mike, you are correct! We will make the correction.
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We received the following message via email:
I attended Garden Home School between the years 1964-1969 (or very close to those years), and I remember some terrific teachers that I was fortunate enough to have- especially Mrs. Miles, Mrs. Munson and possibly Mrs. Watson? Unfortunately, I am not certain of the spelling of their names.
It was a great school and I had a ton of fun playing four-square, tetherball, and playing in the forested area of the playground. “Bombardment” on rainy days in the gym was by far my favorite memory, along with the hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes served occasionally for lunch.
I remember becoming a crossing guard for kids and others at the intersection out in front of the school the last year I attended Garden Home which I would guess was probably around 1968-69? I also recall on my last day at Garden Home School; I shinnied up a pole and rang the school bell with my hand and I am pretty sure there were some angry teachers and principal who were probably thankful it was my last day attending Garden Home School.
Thank you,
Jim Spagle
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