History 1880s-1990

Allen,Paula. “Leon Springs Families Gave Lodging to Stage Coach Travelers.” San Antonio Express News 12 June 2005:5H.

Behlau, Bobbye. A Short History of Northside Independent School District. San Antonio, Texas: Office of Public Information, Northside Independent School District, 1999.

Dixon, Jeanne.“ A Brief History of the Leon Springs Presbyterian Church,” Not By Bread Alone. San Antonio, Texas: Leon Springs Presbyterian Church, 1989. C-G.

“Leon Springs Elementary Dedication Sunday Honors School’s Proud Past.” Hill Country Recorder 29 January 1992: 2.

Meyer, Lois LaVerne, editor. Memories of the Community of Leon Springs, Texas, and Its Little Rock School House. San Antonio, Texas: privately published 2005.

Meyers, Kit. “Aboard the Jackass Line: Leon Springs Was First Stop on Historic Stagecoach Trail.” San Antonio Express News 3 August 1999: 3M.

“New Area Northside Independent School District Elementary School Bears Historic Leon Springs Name.” Hill Country Recorder 29 May 1999: 11.

“New Leon Springs School Dedicated.” San Antonio Express News: Sunday Morning 10 September 1915.n.p.

“Nineteen Hundred Fifteen (1915) Rules for Teachers.” Undocumented, 1915.

“Plaque Given Leon Springs”. Undocumented, 1936.

Proposition for Creation of Northside Rural High School District No.1 of Bexar, Medina and Bandera Counties, Tx. 13 March 1955.

Reagan, Maurice. “Leon Springs School Area Map.” Map. San Antonio, Texas: May 2005.

Reagan, Maurice. “Old Leon Springs School-Burned circa 1931.” Map. San Antonio, Texas: May 2005.

Reagan, Maurice. “Three Room Rock School -Leon Springs School.” Map. San Antonio, Texas: May 2005.

Reagan, Claude and Maurice. “Memories of Leon Springs School,” Memories of the Community of Leon Springs, Texas, and Its Little Rock School House. Meyer 31-38.

Spence, Steve. “Max Aue of Germany Settles in Leon Springs,” Shotgun Times and Men of the Settlement Inn. 7.2 (1990): 2.

Toepperwein, H. W. Minutes for 27th day of March 1881. Leon Springs, Texas: Leon Springs School Association, March 1881.

Untitled. Excerpts from the 1914 -1915 Report of the Bexar County School Superintendent. Official Ledgers of the Bexar County Superintendent 19, 21.

Untitled. News Release regarding joint meeting with Historical Society of Leon Valley. San Antonio, Texas: Office of Public Information, Northside Independent School District, April 1986.

Untitled. Photograph and paragraph of first Leon Springs School, Common School District No.1. Reprinted. San Antonio, Texas: Northside Independent School District, n.d.

Acknowledgements

Many people have contributed to this first phase of our school history. Thanks to the following people for their time, knowledge, guidance and memorabilia for the Museum and the school displays: Former students of the Leon Springs School, especially Lois LaVerne Meyer and Maurice Reagan, the school staff especially Sonya Kirkham, Dana Bickley and Principal Dr. Dodge-Clay, and family, Gene Horne and Roberta Apple.

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“Award-winning building.” (newspaper unknown) 12 September 1992: C8.

Calderon, Dan. “3 Alamo City schools earn praise in state evaluation.” San Antonio Express News 2 September 1994: 7B.

Calderon, Dan. “Northside school gets TEA’s highest rating.” San Antonio Express News 7 September 1995:F1.

Caldwell, Brenda S,PhD. “Kountry Kitchen: Mary Allen…an educator and a hummingbird.” Hill Country Recorder 3 August 1994:10.

Castillo,Jean Del. “School master: Architect leaves mark in designs for learning.” San Antonio Express News 26 January 1992: 1G.

Dedication Leon Springs Elementary (NISD booklet). Northside Independent School District. 2 February 1992.

“Leon Springs Elementary dedication, Sunday honors school’s proud past.” Hill Country Recorder 29 January 1992: 2.

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“Leon Springs kids name their principal Queen for a Day”.
(newspaper unknown) May 1998.

Memories 1990s (notebook).. In order of appearance: Mary Allen, Pat Karnes, Ann Meyer, Sandra Arias Longoria, Nancy Bixler, Vera Gords, Judy Gray, Shirley Hill, Lou Ann Horne, Soonalyn Jacobs, Earl Johnson, Jr., Pat Marshall Norma Morris, Diane Thomas, Sandra Vinson, Laura Wheeler, Susan Willoughby, Bobbie Worrich, Lorraine McVey. 5 November 2006.

“Schools: Boundry changes,” San Antonio Light 1991.

Merritt, Marcia. Leon Springs Scrapbook1997-1998
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Leon Springs Scrapbook 1994-1995
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Leon Springs Scrapbook 1992-1993
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Vargas, Daniel J. “Leon Springs Rated at Top.” (newspaper unknown) 20 September 1995: S8.

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