1960s St. Paul's Lutheran, Franklin WI

Fred taught upper grades and was principal of St. Paul's Lutheran School in Franklin from 1959-1971.

In this photo a young lad is being enrolled into kindergarden. Eventually Fred taught Jay in 7th and 8th grade. After high school Jay Minzlaff enrolled at Dr. Martin Luther College to become a Lutheran teacher. His son, in turn, became a Lutheran pastor.

Annette taught kindergarden and primary grades as well as music classes

She directed the church and school choirs. Both Fred and Annette co-directed yearly musicals with the school children.

At right Annette is taking children to sing for shut-ins.

The Old School Building (1959)

Increasing enrollment necessitated building a new school. The groundbreaking was featured in the local newspaper.

The ground breaking with the Principal, Building Committee Chairman and Pastor

Moving into the New School
















School Plays and Musicals
We called them "Annual Variety Shows"
The purpose was to have all the children involved that they gain confidence in front of people.
At first they were held in the church basement but with the new school we had a gymnasium & stage

MODERN DAY LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

CLASSROOM COMEDY

NURSERY RHYMES

CINDERELLA

THREE LITTLE PIGS AND THE BIG BAD WOLF

KIM IS THE LITTLE PIG ON THE LEFT

(Pig next to her became a Lutheran school teacher)

SINGING IN THE RAIN

GILBERT & SULLIVAN HMS  PINAFORE

GILBERT & SULLIVAN THE MIKADO

TOM SAWYER (THE MUSICAL)

THE LAND OF BON BONS

THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN

CLASSROOM PARTIES AND CELEBRATIONS

CHRISTMAS

VALENTINE'S DAY

The young man second from right is currently president of Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN.
The young lady next to him became a music instructor at Dr. Martin Luther College.

HALLOWEEN

PLAYGROUND IMPROVISATIONS

PROGRAMS

PHY ED IN THE OLD SCHOOL

BASKETBALL TEAM

(#12 became a professor at Bethany Lutheran College, later president and #14 became a Lutheran pastor)

 CHEERLEADING

Young lady in back row on right side taught organ at Dr. Martin Luther College and also taught in Lutheran parochial schools)

PROJECTS

(Young man on left became a Lutheran pastor; third from left became a Lutheran School teacher)

(Young lady on the right became a Lutheran parochial school teacher and presently teaches in Franklin)

(Young man cleaning the piano is a university professor at Cambridge England)

ART PROJECTS

Both of these young ladies graduated from Dr. Martin Luther college and became Lutheran teachers.

END OF SCHOOL YEAR AMUSEMENT PARK

ANNETTE'S CHOIRS

MISCELLANEOUS PHOTOS