My maiden name is Vaunice Janine Ford, I go by Janine.
I remember my friends and I, when school was closed of course, would climb a tree that was hanging over a walkway that led to the cafeteria, get on the top of the walkway and jump off. We had a blast, fortunately no one ever broke anything but we could have! Crazy kids, what were we thinking?! I also remember when we would have carnivals at school, I loved doing the cake walk! I would usually win a cake and to a kid that is the coolest thing. Probably what I loved most about the school was the fact that I could see my brother, who was one year ahead of me, during the day. We would pass during the time we changed classes or we would see each other at lunch time. Another thing that happened to me was when I was called to the principals office. I walked to school with my friends and we used to walk by way of the ditch, thats what we called it. Before and after school alot of kids hung out at the end that came to the school. There was this one kid that would taunt us, calling us names and saying things about our mothers. (you know that was always a put down) For a couple weeks he did this, and each day I would tell my mom about it. Well, finally we all had enough, we beat the kid up. So, his mom went to the school and the principal called the three of us down to discuss the situation. Well, he started by saying that we started the whole thing. We all got upset and said "no we didn't, you started it by what you were saying to us", the principal got the understanding and we all went back to class and he had to stay in her office. Of course we all had to call our parents but since I had already told my mom everything that had been going on for two weeks, she wasn't upset at all and talked to the principal about the situation. Anyway, that really stuck out in my mind because the principal was willing to listen to both sides of the story before reacting. After that, I had a great relationship with the principal. I think I was in 4th grade at the time, that was 1974-75.
Anyway, those are only a few things I can recall. I have so many great memories of that school, I'm so glad they are taking care of it. At a time when most people just want to tear old things down and rebuild, it's nice to hear about keeping a great school around.
I hope this was of some interest to you. Thanks for taking the time to read.
Sincerely, V. Janine Pashley (Ford)
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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
Thursday, August 2, 2007
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