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Kyrene School District teacher Catherine Rubush
Kyrene School District teacher Catherine Rubush
Kyrene School District teacher Catherine Rubush

Kyrene School District teacher Catherine Rubush

Date1982
MediumPhoto paper
Dimensions8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Catalog number2016.30.32
DescriptionThis black and white photo shows teacher Catherine Rubush sitting in front of a blackboard. She spent many years teaching in the Kyrene School District. A Scholarship for 8th graders was established in her name. Was also a docent for the Tempe Historical Society.

Caption from the Tempe 150th Anniversary exhibit:

Dedicated teachers like Catherine Rubush – seen here at the Waggoner School in 1982 – are a big reason why the name Kyrene is so strongly associated with schools today.
Status
Not on view