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SPECIAL NOTICE

This notice is for one of our own Billy Palladino, Staples H.S. graduate, class of 1968. He was diagnosed with throat cancer in November of 2009 and has been hospitalized since Feb. 6, when complications from throat cancer surgery in November robbed him of his ability to speak. He had an operation where they removed his epiglottis, the flap that covers the trachea during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs. He had a Tracheotomy and now is unable to speak. He is presently in Danbury Hospital and is receiving Chemotherapy and Radiation and hoping to go home soon.

With all this going on for Bill, another tragedy struck his family. His wife, Janice Ann McClenathan Palladino, age 45, passed away from a massive heart attack on February 11, 2010 at her home in Sandy Hook, CT. She was also a Staples High School Graduate, class of 1983. Not only did his wife meticulously prepare meals that were injected through the feeding tube Bill had implanted after his surgery and monitor his medications, her full-time job at a small manufacturing company in Oxford provided the health insurance that covered the bulk of his medical bills.

Now there is no income for family and they don't know how long the insurance from Janice's job will cover Billy's medical bills. They have 2 daughters, Michelle and Sarah Palladino who are both in college.

We want to let you know that a trust fund has been set up for Billy and his family at:

Newtown Savings Bank
30 Main Street
Danbury CT 06810
Phone: (203) 205-0080

For those of you that want to contact him or send get well cards to, his home contact information is:

Bill Palladino
7 Overlook Knoll
Sandy Hook CT 06482
(203) 426-8960

Here are some links for more information:

Article on Billy in the Danbury News Times, Feb. 21, 2010.

Obituary from the Westport News on Janice Ann McClenathan Palladino.

Please help out where you can. Collectively we can all make a difference for Billy and his family, no matter what the $ amount is. Words of support are also needed if you can't make a donation during these hard times.

Thank you, Shelby Goodlett Pike

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I totally agree that Mrs. Dunnigan was the best. I'm 70 years old and still remember the helping verbs she taught us: BE, AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE, BEEN, HAVE, HAS, HAD, DO, DID, CAN, COULD, SHALL, SHOULD, WILL, WOULD, MAY, MIGHT. Is this correct?	Pat Gupton 1957 view posts Saturday, 02/27/2010 11:45:37
I agree! Mrs. Dunnigan was the best teacher! I had her for both 5th and 6th grades. She had "split" classes then. Dale, in response to the teacher who recited the poem, was it Mrs. McNerney?	Ellen Smith Ashton 1964 view posts Friday, 01/08/2010 12:30:35
Mrs. Dunnigan - the best teacher ever!	Peggy Pollak 1967 view posts Monday, 11/02/2009 10:00:50
I remember the school song that Miss Adams my principal in kindergarten taught us. We sang it every time we gathered. There are many schools both great and small in this fair land and the schools may all be very fine, but the school that I am praising and I want to sing about is SES that Saugatuck school of mine. Saugatuck you are the school for me. Faithful to your standards I will try to be, the boys and girls of Saugatuck will loyal be to thee. Saugatuck you are the school for me. Imagine that stuck with me all these years. Yes Wendy, I do remember the pond in the pines on the left side of the play ground. We did our brownie fly up there. Remember Mrs. Sherwood. What a wonderful Brownie and Girl Scout leader. I also have fond memories of coach Dorsey throwing basketballs at us if we didn't do a play correctly. We were tri town champs in 6th grade. I still have the gold basketball charm he gave all of us. Wow that is really going back some. I don't know if every kid in school has such fond memories of their elementary school as we did. There was just something special about the school in those days.	Catherine Nazzaro Romano 1960 view posts Monday, 08/10/2009 16:29:14
Hi Saugatuck Elementary Folks, I just found this site as we're thinking of returning to live in Westport after being gone since age 11! It was an unforgettable place and we were just back there visiting 2 weeks ago. If anyone wants to post, I graduated in 1975 in Pennsylvania which makes me a 2nd grader in Mrs. Sheets class in 1964 at Sauguatuck and I remember Mr. Bayus and Mr. Bartelme too :) It would be fun to swap stories. I saw Jennifer Davidson's class pictures so this is the place! Not sure any of us can forget our childhoods in Westport.	Brenda Shaffer Magnes guest view posts Sunday, 06/21/2009 13:28:27
Thanks for reviving the memories of Mrs. Sheets/Delson/Levy, Mr. Bartelme and Bayus! I too spent time in "Ammo's" office for laughing at Mr. Dancy's name coming over the "loudspeaker." Ralph Demattio enjoyed causing me to bust a gut by pointing out crazy pictures in the music book while we were supposed to be singing...I almost took the fall for pulling down the fire hose near the boys room, until Mrs. Delson figured out I wasn't tall enough to reach it. Who could forget the "Bayus chalk toss," the chalk would vaporize when it hit the wall, missing you by only inches. I think the Compo Beach crowd held the record for the most times being returned to Saugatuck in Bus 90 for misbehaving on the bus ride home.	Don Kellogg 1975 view posts Wednesday, 05/20/2009 21:05:31
Hi everyone. I lived next door to Saugatuck elementary school in the left side of the gray duplex. I think it was 29 Bridge street. I used to love to ride my bike in the empty parking lot after hours. One day my friend Lori Romano was staying over and we were for some reason trying the doors to the school and found one open. I seriously felt like we were criminal elements wandering the halls. We had just planted little seeds that Friday in dixie cups, so Lori and I got the brilliant idea of getting some plants (more like weeds but we didn't know) from outdoors and put them in our cups. We felt so important when everyone was amazed at our magnificent weekend growth while our teacher was just plain shocked. What funny memories we have. I thought Saugatuck looked like a huge mansion and to see it now I realise how small it actually is. My best to all. What happened to Doug Dowdy Bill McCoy ___ Harrell all that group of boys. Does anyone remember me? I was tall skinny and had long blond hair!? Lucie Gogin	Lucie Gogin 1976 view posts Saturday, 01/31/2009 15:31:42
I am looking for pictures and names from class of 1959.	Robert Salinger 1965 view posts Sunday, 12/07/2008 18:01:53
Miss Levy declared Ralph DeMattio and myself "Born National Disasters" in 4th grade!!! My favorite teachers were Mrs. Vogel and Mrs. Hall. I credit my early athletic progression to the legendary Coach Lou Dorsey. Saugatuck was a memorable experience to say the least. Ralph, Richie Skau and myself had our own chairs in Mr. Amundsen's office. I know he loved seeing us as much as Mrs. Asquith loved sending us there!!!!	Mike Calise 1975 view posts Monday, 11/10/2008 22:39:15
I remember walking to school - we lived under 1 mile and had to walk from Hales Court. I remember some days it being so cold and on the way home my sister would run up the rock ledge. It seemed so high back then and now..well I guess I got taller. I also remember swinging on the swings...the ones that were right above the lower playground. I remember most of my teachers and cannot really remember any big problems. Does anyone remember Ms. Fellows and Mr. Braden? I remember the art room and as luck would have it when I turned 16 I worked for Mrs. Fox at Selective Eye. Wow, this really brings back memories. I went back to the school, I was working for the Westport Town Hall and we were doing a Saturday event where you could bring your dog for their tags. Walking through the school was funny and sad. Everything looked so small, even the auditorium, which seemed so big way back when... I walked into what was the office and thought of Mrs. White...was that her name. Well that was what I remembered it to be. I am surprised that when I sit down and think, so many memories come back to me.	Bonnie Stanton Andrelski 1976 view posts Wednesday, 11/05/2008 12:32:07
My fondest memories of Saugatuck were the book fairs, and other social events in the Gym. They tought square dancing, and during the Tom Thumb Carnival, you would walk through a dark & spookey gym supply room where you put your hand in boxes of eyeballs brains and other gooey things. The janitor Mr. Porgy was always kidding around with us. I had Mrs. Spear, Mrs. Brant, Mrs Asquith, Ms. Church Mrs. Francis, Mr. Cohen.	Kathy Astrab Mercado 1982 view posts Tuesday, 09/02/2008 07:09:00
Karen, I had Mrs. Hoffman, too. Thanks for reminding me of her name. I have all my Saugatuck class pictures except first grade. I'm almost thinking it may have been Mrs. Delson. I can remember the layout of her room, but I can't remember her name. And this has been bothering me for many years. Did Saugatuck ever do yearbooks?	Deborah Bensen Shields 1981 view posts Thursday, 08/07/2008 07:08:31
Debbie Benson, was this teacher named Mrs. Delson? or Mrs. Keller? These are the 4th grade teachers I remember. hope that you are well. I kind of remember the carnival.I remember my kindergarten teacher Mrs. Voghel. She always had bandaids on her hangnails! Funny how you remember the little things. I also had Mrs. Hoffman for both 2nd and 3rd grade. What a great teacher. I also wonder what ever happened to Mr Cohen in 5th grade.	Karen Champagne Rieger 1981 view posts Thursday, 07/31/2008 05:07:43
Does anyone remember the "carnival" that used to be held each year on the upper playground? Was that the Tom Thumb Carnival? It was a fundraiser for the school. I know there was another carnival that came to town each year -- July I think -- that was held off of the old Post Road or something? It's been 30 years since I moved away so my memory is rather hazy.	Deborah Bensen Shields 1981 view posts Friday, 06/20/2008 02:06:09
It was a May pole, not poll! I didn't proof read - sorry.	Leslie Arnold Pecheur 1963 view posts Tuesday, 05/13/2008 02:05:44
I remember the may poll from the early 50's when I was in about 3rd grade. Yes, it was in the lower field. I had a new dress to wear. The scheduled day we had rain. So, I wore the same dress for day 2 - it rained again. My mother wouldn't let me wear my new dress for the 3rd day in a row when we finally had the may pole dance and the pictures were taken etc. I don't remember any picnic.	Leslie Arnold Pecheur 1963 view posts Thursday, 05/01/2008 00:45:39
wow does anyone remember that today, 5/1 is the day that Saugatuck used to have the may poll and picnic? I believe the may poll was in the lower field, the picnic was always on the front lawn. I was there for all 7 years and we did this every year. I always remember that on this date. Anyone else have these memories?	Debbie Gorham 1974 view posts Thursday, 05/01/2008 02:15:47
In the picture marked 3rd grade, Mrs. Asquith 1962? I am in the picture, bottom row, 2nd from right. Debbie Gorham, that is not the teachers name, but I cannot for the life of me remember her name. Not sure of the date either, sorry. Do know many of the names of the kids if any one is interested.	Debbie Gorham 1974 view posts Tuesday, 04/22/2008 13:10:43
I had a fourth grade English teacher in 1972 who got me hooked on reading. I would love to know her name if anyone could tell me. She is the one teacher who made the biggest impact on my life -- I even got my degree in English and have dreamt of being a fourth grade English teacher! I appreciate anyone's help in this. Also, is there a list of teachers from that school. I've been trying to remember my sixth grade teacher's name as well.	Deborah Bensen Shields 1981 view posts Saturday, 10/20/2007 10:00:34
I remember wearing cranberry colored winter jackets along with Gary Gill and Peter Folsom and deciding that we constituted a gang that we called The Cranberry Crannies. I also think about those endless hours playing baseball cards against the brick wall behind the school: games where you flipped the cards to try to match your opponents card that had already been flipped (matchies) or where you would toss cards against the wall to see whose card would get closest to the wall (closies). Pretty inventive names. I wish I had all of those cards today! Also, at gym class where we participated in the President's Physical Fitness competition. There we would do sit-ups, pull-ups, the shuttle run, and I can't remember what else. A good performance was rewarded with a certificate and patch that you could stitch to your shirt or just put on your shelf. I remember always being the fastest sprinter in my class until Mark Van Hoek came to school. His arms and legs would flail in all directions but they managed to propel his body across the finish line before me. I remember having crushes on Maggie Spear and Jeannie Buffom. Also, trying to be cool with my buddies Shane Kennedy and Louis Reyes although nobody could ever come close to being cool like them. I remember when our 5th grade teacher, Paul Bayus, smacked Louis Reyes and we were all shocked. I remember mental arithmetic competitions that Mr. Steinert would have and my best friend, Teddy Barnett would most always win. Who could forget lunch tickets that we would buy once a month and you felt rich when you had your pocket filled with tickets as if they were some kind of status symbol. Have to mention my other best friend, Bob Buffington, mostly a wild influence that infused a "thrill seeker" attitude that I've tried to maintain in my life. I was able to reciprocate with Bobby by letting him copy test answers from time to time.	William Green 1972 view posts Tuesday, 08/29/2000 22:04:14
I have many fond memories of Saugatuck Elementary as well as many hard and cruel memories of how horrible kids can be to other kids. You know who you are and I have seen some of you as adults. I feel like you got your just reward. There aren't too many of us who can say we started in kindergarten at Saugatuck and went all the way through the Westport school system and graduate from Staples. I liked second grade so much I decided to stay for two! Thanks to Mrs. Hall I was able to graduate to 3rd grade on the second time around. I ran in to her last year at Trader Vic's in Westport -- by golly we both recognized each other (after 34 years for heavens sake!) and stood there in the middle of the isle and talked for ever! It was great to see her.	Jennifer Chittick 1976 view posts Tuesday, 08/29/2000 22:52:31
I attended Saugatuck from Pre-K through 5th grade. I remember the rubber gym floor, my teachers (Mrs. King/Ms. Howard, Mrs. Pemberthy, Mrs. Spear, Mrs. Klauser/Mrs. Feldhahn when Mrs. Klauser had a baby, Mrs. Abrams, and Mrs. Rasch). I remember chorus rehearsals early in the morning, learning to play the violin...I remember when they first brought computers in during one of my last, if not my last, year there. The principal, Mr. Amundsen and the vice principal, whose name escapes me but I can see his face clear as day - he gave me IQ tests. I remember the playground right outside the kindergarten class. I remember playing on the seesaw at recess and having certain people jump off when I was in the air...also during recess, I remember my friend rollerskating into the fence that overlooked the lower playground where people played Boys Chase Girls - that was the end of rollerskates being allowed. I remember Brownies meetings in the cafeteria, I remember the annual holiday concert where the 4th and 5th graders marched down the auditorium aisles singing "Jube Latideo" (probably misspelled. I remember the small nurse's office downstairs. I remember Tina, the recess attendant. I remember the bus driver playing Simon Says with us when we got to school too early to be let in. Oh my gosh, I remember the Tom Thumb Festival where I won a goldfish or two every year. I remember the school lunches...I still talk about the rice that was scooped with an ice cream scooper.	Tina Nistico 1990 view posts Tuesday, 08/29/2000 02:11:44
Saugatuck Elementary School was the center of my universe during the years 1950 - 1957. I was seven years old when my Brooklyn transplant parents walked me into meet my teachers. I remember desks with tops that opened (complete with inkwells) that were anchored to the floor and walk in coat closets in the back of the room. There were blackboards. None of that eye ease green stuff that came much later. Mr. Irving Pike was in charge and the lady that ran the office (Mrs. Weed?) was for certain the power behind his throne. Mrs. Chirapa (3rd grade?), Mr. Jerry Melillo, Mr. Arciola (Art?) and Mrs. Dunnigan are all still permanent fixtures in my mind. I recall a weekly assembly, Brownie meetings, Wed. Catechism classes - which I did not attend - and yes, the yearly square dance held in the gym. I do have pictures of one of those dances if anyone is interested. I remember four square and hopscotch on the playground during recess and a small pond in the pine stand behind the school. Does anyone remember the small pond? I can also recall the year the addition was built on to the school, Chick Maurer the policeman who helped us cross on the corner of Compo Road and Bridge Street, and Mr. Weigel the music teacher. I also recall after school visits to Kenny's at the corner of Bridge and Compo next to the old Hale house, which was taken for the Thruway in the mid fifties. Imagine bringing back all these memories and posting them on the Internet. Who would have imagined back then!	Wendy Kramer Posner 1960 view posts Tuesday, 08/29/2000 22:17:44
I wonder if anyone else remembers the Saugatuck School Alma Mater? If memory serves (and, at my advanced age, it probably doesn't!), it went something like this: There are many schools both great and small in this fair land. And those schools may all be very fine. But, the school that I am praising and I want to sing about is SES in Saugatuck, school of mine. Saugatuck, you are the school for me. Faithful to your standards I will try to be. The boys and girls of Saugatuck will loyal be to thee. Saugatuck, you are the school for me! Now, wasn't that fun, boys and girls? :-) I entered Saugatuck as a fourth grader when my family moved to Westport from a small, farming community in New Jersey in 1954. I don't think that I'll ever forget the almost heart-stopping terror that I felt when my parents "adandoned" me in the hallway under the murals and Mr. Pike took my tiny hand to drag me down the hall to Mr. Melillo's classroom at the far end of the first floor. But, that special Walt Melillo smile and his kind words of welcome made entering the world of Saugatuck School so much easier. Does anyone else of my vintage remember suffering through a weekly poetry class with a very proper, very old woman who also taught fourth grade. Her name escapes me but I think it began with an "M." What will live in my memory forever is having to memorize and endlessly recite her favorite poem - There once was a puffin Just the shape of a muffin Who lived on an island in the deep blue sea I've yet to encounter another human who could stretch the word "blue" to at least three syllables the way that woman could. :-) During my days at Saugatuck, the annual family square dance was THE social event of the year. By the time we were sophisticated sixth graders, we girls knew that we had reached ultimate coolness if a boy actually asked us to go, thus saving us from the humiliation of having to attend with our parents and insufferable siblings. Thanks for a great evening, C.P. - and, you know who you are. :-) After some years away, I'm back in Westport and living in the house in which I grew up on Apple Tree Trail. Every time I drive down Bridge Street and pass Saugatuck, I can still hear the echos of balls bouncing during recess four square games on the black topped playground, the excited cheers during field day on the lower field, the giggles of little girls sharing secrets in the girls' room and the annoying, droning voice of that old poetry lady saying "bright bluuuuuuuuuuuuuue sea." Saugatuck School was a special place in a special time and I'm so glad that it was a part of my life.	Dale Eyerly 1963 view posts Tuesday, 08/29/2000 03:31:51

Saugatuck Elementary Image Gallery

Please send any images you'd like added to the gallery to admin@westporters.com. Include as much information about the picture as you can: Who is in it, when and where it was taken. Thanks!

Saugatuck Sixth Grade Class, 1951
Sent in by Patricia Gupton, Staples '57

Kindergarten, 1960
First Grade, 1961
Second Grade, 1962
Third Grade, 1963
Fourth Grade, 1964
Fifth Grade, 1965
Sixth Grade, 1966
Sent in by Michael Caruso, Staples '72

1956-57 1st grade class [272k]
Mrs. Fitzgibbons First Grade Class of 56-57, same year as Craig Barrile's of Miss Hanley's class. The ones I can ID from this shot are:
Top, l to r: __Tremonte (?), Donald Coley, Bill Thomas, Nash Finn, Bobby Cotroneo, Rob Wardell, Tommy Smith
Second from top, l-r: Kim Rendleman, Abby Allen, __, __, Bunny or Bonnie Schweitzer, Kathy Robbins, Dale Pellicone,__
Third, l-r: Tracy Borroughs, Billy House, Augie Ciambriello, Richard Harris, Chris Allen, Peter Hirst
Bottom: Second from left is Barbara "Biddy" Pryor.

1959-60 4th grade class [284k]
Mrs. Scholz's 4th grade 59-60
Top, l-r: Mark Groth, Chris Pollack, Billy House, Bobby Cotroneo, Lester Lockwood, John MacArthur, Sam Gilbertie, Scott McGovern, Richard Easton, Angus Mackenzie
Second: Tracy Borroughs, Kathy Robbins, Karen Smith, Ruth Farrington, Frances Boyd,__,Sharon Negrelli,__, Peter Hirst, Henry Luciano
Third: Christine Johnston, Lynn Robyn,__,__, Paula Cairo, Wendy Hagel,__, Janet Meeker, Martha Dimes
Also in the picture are Robin Dare, Debby Johnson, Kelly Shoemaker, Virginia Gorman, Corky Norris.

1960-61 5th grade class [320k]
Fifth Grade, Mrs. Mills 60-61:
Top, l-r: Tina Bernier, Augie Ciambriello, Carol Ciambriello, Billy House, Karen Smith,Sam Gilbertie, Kathy Robbins, Chris Pollack, Ruth Farrington
Second, l-r:Peter Hirst,__,__,__, Mark Groth,__, Doug Golden,__,Mark Meeker, Frances Boyd
Bottom, l-r: Tracy Borroughs,__,__,__,Craig Allen, __, David Anastasia, __, Richard Easton,__

I wish I could remember who sent in the three images above. If it's you, please let me know!

1962 2nd grade class [343k]
1964 Community Service with Ms. Levy [343k]
Sent in by Lynn Griebel, Staples '72

1955 class at Saugatuck Elementary [148k]
Sent in by Gail Latimer, Staples '66

6th grade, 1957 [80k]
Sent in by Carmine Picarello, Staples '63
Top row (L. to R.): Carson Alford, Larry Boothe, Richard DelVeccio, John Dunn, Ricky Arenander, Jon - - - , Alan Reardon,Dan Stein, Tom Stone, George Swift, Jonathan Mercier, Dave Feeney, Sam Anastasia, Tom Pellicone, Dave - - -, Art - - -, Chris Miller, - - - - , Jay Midjet, Bob Iverson, Doug Lorenzen, Tim Betts.

Second row: Charles Kriewalk, Dave Donnley, Toby Martin, Carmine Picarello, Bob Emory, Bill Danaher, Bruce VanDyck, Sandy Fable, Pete Sassano, Miggs Burroughs, Roger Haviland,, Mike Romano, Bob Casper, Jonathan Teuscher, Paul Harrison, Keith Hagel, Jack Lillis, Richard Schofield, Bill Mallison.

Third row: Sharon Traney, Donna Zeoli, Nyan Barille, Maryanne Valiente, Jan Nugent, Frances Carusone, Skippy Jennings, Claudia - - - -, Dale Eyerly, Raeleen Durant, Chris McNulty, - - - - , Kit Carson, Clara Sacco, - - - -, - - - -, Gail McPherson, Nancy Staby, Megan Beasley,

Front Row: Pinky Ogilvy, - - - -,Susu Carmer, Cathy May, Nancy Mills, Jeanne Valiente, Roberta Beruki, Betsy Brubaker, Helen Hauser, Sandy Masterson, Vivi Mason, Claudia ?, Jean Doino, Chris Renzulli, Lonna Peterson, Paula King, Marbeth Pollack, - - - -, Carol DeMaria, Leslie Arnold, Lira Roskin.

3rd grade, Mrs. Asquith? 1962? [190k]
2nd grade, Teacher? 1961? [165k]
Sent in by James Cunniff, Staples '74

Miss Hanley's first grade class 1956-1957 [160k]
Top, l-r: Mark Groth on the end, Henry Luciano 4th in, Doug Golden 7th
Second from top:4th from end, Karen Smith, maybe Janet Meeker next to her, Maybe Martha Laslett on the end.
Bottom, l-r:__, Brad Kellogg, Richard Easton, Angus Mackenzie, Michael Ross, Carmen Arciola,__
Sent in by Craig Barrile, Staples '68

The page_image.php?image=schools/saugatuck/images below are from a time when poor old Saugatuck had been shut down and boarded up for several years. I took these pictures only one month before construction began on the conversion of Saugatuck to senior housing. When I entered the school through one of the auditorium windows, I was amazed to find much of the interior intact, despite clear signs of vandalism.

I stood in all my old classrooms, my mind flooded with so many sweet memories. I wandered through the entire school with a flash camera, often tripping over unseen objects in the dark, and doing what photography I could with a small flash unit. I'm sorry the quality of these page_image.php?image=schools/saugatuck/images is not higher, but I did the best I could in our deserted old school, in the pitch dark.

A day later I returned with a video camera, and narrated a half hour walking tour through Saugatuck, a large flashlight taped to the camera. The result is very evocative, but rather spooky. I'd be happy to share this tape with anyone interested. Now...on with the show!

page_image.php?image=page_image.php?image=schools/saugatuck/images 1st grade blackboard [18k]
Notice the double lines on the blackboard. It was here than many of us first learned to write.

2nd grade closets [31k]
4th grade classroom [25k]
the steps down to the lower school [25k]

sun image on hallway floor of lower school [35k]
stairs down to the art room [35k]
Remember that the overhead pipes were so low heading down to the art room? The glue fumes from the art room would waft up this stairway.

the auditorium - entryway [23k]
the auditorium - view 1 [30k]
the auditorium - view 2 [26k]
I remember a great presentation in the auditorium on how to brush your teeth, featuring an absolutely enormous toothbrush and hinged set of teeth, both wielded by the school nurse.

classroom [30k]
another of the closets where we hung our little jackets [30k]
the fireplace in a 3rd grade classroom [40k]
the hall doors on the main level [47k]
hallway [29k]

the principal's office - view 1 [28k]
the principal's office - view 2 [28k]
Ah, the principal's office. I spent a lot of time in there.

the boy's bathroom - upper level [27k]
the sinks in the boys room [35k]
boy's room - urinals [24k]
the boy's bathroom - stall [27k]
Oh my! Shocking shots of the boy's room. Pardon me, girls.

main hall stairway - looking up [39k]
main hall stairway - looking up (other side) [46k]
main hall stairway - looking down [42k]
Ever get pushed down these stairs by a Saugatuck bully? Ouch.

the upper playground swing set, from above [52k]

the old intercom system - view 1 [34k]
the old intercom system - view 2 [33k]
It was over this intercom that those of us who walked to Saugatuck heard the daily announcement at the end of the school day "All walkers are dismissed." It was also over this intercom that some of us first heard that JFK had been killed. It wasn't exactly the most fun way to get the rest of the day off.