The school year was finished in multiple churches throughout town.

A new Junior high was built on the south end of town, named after former president James Garfield.

In 1992, facing budget cuts and ADA compliance issues, the district voted to close lincoln elementary.

By 1996 the school district was struggling with decreasing enrollment, and outdated facilities.

A bond issue to expand Garfield elementary into a Pk-8 facility, and add onto the high school passed overwhelmingly.