Ralph Roghaar
The News-Examiner, Thursday, June 25,
1959, page 14
RALPH ROGHARR NAMED PRINCIPAL AT FIELDING
Ralph Rogharr, principal of Emerson elementary school since 1946 Monday was appointed principal of Fielding High School by board of trustees, Class A School District No 33.
Attending the meeting were Trustees Sivel
Nielson, chairman, Lloyd Sleight, Marriner Jensen, Robert Johnson and Dr.
Spencer H Rich, Superintendent A J Winters and Clerk Amos B Hulme.
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Ralph Roghaar began his education career in 1946 when he was named Principal of Emerson Elementary School in Paris, Idaho. That would begin a 33 year career in Bear Lake School District with the exception of a 2 year stint at the North Summit School District in Coalville Utah. Roger was born 16 June 1921 in Grace to John A Roghaar and Grace Vanderheide, who were community minded grocers in Grace, Montpelier and other southeast Idaho locations.
He graduated from Grace High School in 1939 and during the next several years attended Albion Normal (Teacher's College) School in Albion Idaho and served in the US Navy during World War II. He served aboard the USS Shubrick in the Mediterranean North African theatre of the war, whose job was to pummel enemy forces as they made their way along shoreline highways.
In 1943 he married Norma Rogers of Paris and
they lived in New York and Virginia before returning to Paris. Following
the war he began his role as principal at Emerson School and along the way
earned his master's degree in education from Utah State University in Logan in
1959. At that time he was named principal at Fielding High School and
would remain until the two schools in Bear Lake consolidated in 1967. Then
he accepted the principal and superintendent's position at North Summit High
School. After two years there he returned home and accepted the position
of superintendent of Bear Lake Schools from 1969 until his retirement in 1977.
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Roger Roghaar died 19 Oct 1978 and his wife Norma died 26 Mar 2009 and both are buried in the Paris Cemetery.