C. A. Frost was built in 1958 on 13 acres. Before the school was built, this area was a dairy farm owned by the Deuling family. It was destroyed in the April 3, 1956 Standale tornado.
It was decided to make this land a shopping mall but two people said they did not want a mall so the neighborhood decided that they should have a school.
It just so happened that this area was part of the Oakleigh School District and the area was growing rapidly at the time.
Clarence Austen Frost (Jack) was born in Ferry, Michigan in 1895. He died in 1970. He worked in the Oakleigh School District as a teacher, a principal and as the superintendent. Once the Oakleigh Schools were annexed to the Grand Rapids Public Schools in 1961, Frost became a central office administrator until he retired.
When the school was first built there was a dirt road. There were wood chucks, deer, skunks and raccoons running through. The children made plaster casts of the animal tracks.
It was decided to make this land a shopping mall but two people said they did not want a mall so the neighborhood decided that they should have a school.
It just so happened that this area was part of the Oakleigh School District and the area was growing rapidly at the time.
Clarence Austen Frost (Jack) was born in Ferry, Michigan in 1895. He died in 1970. He worked in the Oakleigh School District as a teacher, a principal and as the superintendent. Once the Oakleigh Schools were annexed to the Grand Rapids Public Schools in 1961, Frost became a central office administrator until he retired.
When the school was first built there was a dirt road. There were wood chucks, deer, skunks and raccoons running through. The children made plaster casts of the animal tracks.
