San Pablo Elementary—just the name of the school brings so many memories to mind. I attended San Pablo in the late 1950s and early 1960s, as did my husband, Tom, who was two years ahead of me in school. My three children also went to San Pablo during the 1980s and 90s: Ashley, Alex, and Meredith. San Pablo has obviously been a big part of my family’s life! Our participation in the carnivals span several generations, as my parents worked the cotton candy booth when I was a kid, and then Tom & I worked every carnival for many years—it seems we often had the fishing booth!
Strong memories of my days at San Pablo include the Civil Defense drills in my 3rd grade year during the Cuban Missile Crisis, when we had to put on those yellow tags and go out in the hall and crouch down with our heads protected by our hands. I never quite understood how that would really protect us during a nuclear attack. If Mayport were to be bombed, we would be evacuated to St. Augustine by buses. I remember having nightmares about nuclear bombs. Another (happier) memory is of working in the library after school each day with the librarian, Mrs. Smith. Our reward for helping straighten up the books was that Mrs. Smith would buy us a Coke out of the teachers’ lounge Coke machine on Fridays. Somehow it was especially tasty since it came out of the mysterious territory of the teachers’ lounge. I also remember climbing the big tree in the front yard with my best friends, Ginny Cook and Mary Anne Sale. And even though she didn’t go to San Pablo, Christa Murphy often joined us in the tree!
San Pablo is the perfect example of what a neighborhood school should be—nurturing, supportive, high-achieving, friendly, and family oriented. I feel very fortunate to be a part of the San Pablo community.
Nancy Scott Broner
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San Pablo Elementary School: 55 Years of influencing our community!Have you ever attended a school where people stayed connected for 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years or even 50 years? San Pablo is that kind of school!This small elementary school has shared the neighborhood with Fletcher Middle and Fletcher Senior and it has helped shape the lives of its alumni.
We would love to hear your stories. We are looking for our former students and teachers who have something to share about their time at San Pablo Elementary and how it has influenced the person they have become today!Many of these people stay connected today. Many of the teachers here have taught the parents of the students they teach today. Many of the grandparents in this area taught the teachers.
Were you a Safety Patrol member?Did you take dance lessons with Principal Phillips?Did you win the "Cake Walk"?Do you remember some of your older teachers?Do you remember some field trips?Did you climb the tree in front of our school?Did you have fond memories of singing around the Christmas Tree?Were you in a school program?Did you volunteer?If so, please add some of your thoughts to our blog.
We would love to hear from you.We are planning a big project to update our campus and to recognize San Pablo's 55 Years of Success in our community.For more information on our project and ways to share your successes, call our school office at 247-5947 or contact us at sanpablopta@gmail.comYou may add to this blog, however at this point it will not be viewed by all.If you would like your blog viewed by all, please e-mail us at sanpablopta@gmail.com . We would love to add your name to our list of people who have permission to add notes to our blog for all to read!You may even add your old school picture...what fun!Don't forget, San Pablo is always open.... http://www.dreamsbeginhere.org/sanpablocreated by murphy
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Nancy, we must all remember those awful bomb drills. I don't have many detailed memories, but I remember feeling terrified and saying lots of prayers due to those drills.
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