Hello Friends of Eisenhower Elementary Christopher George, teacher, Eisenhower Elementary Rachel Carlson, president, Historical Society of Upper St. Clair
Alumni, parents, former staff members, and anyone with memories related to Eisenhower Elementary School, we need your help! A project is underway to document the history of Upper St. Clair Township’s Eisenhower Elementary School, which opened its doors September 1959. No venture like this would be complete without the recollections of the community and staff. There are several ways that you can contribute to this project. First, we would love to hear your memories of when you or your child attended Eisenhower. The same is true for any former staff member who worked at the school. Second, we are looking for any class, staff, or other photos that were taken at Eisenhower. If you have photos and are interested in donating them to the Historical Society of Upper St. Clair (HSUSC), we would greatly appreciate it! Any images we receive will be archived and preserved for future generations. If you are unable to donate your photos, the HSUSC would love to see you at a “digitization day,” a date to be set in the near future, where items will be scanned and returned to their respective owners. Finally, there is the chance that some of you might have old home movies that document an event at Eisenhower. If this is the case, we would love to chat with you about an opportunity to share those, as well. When pondering what memories to share about Eisenhower, consider the following: 1. Where did you live in USC at the time of your memory? Did you or your child walk or ride the bus to Eisenhower? 2. What do you remember about your teachers? Who was the school’s principal? While the specific date of this article 3. Do you remember any special events at Eisenhower (e.g. Halloween, Christmas, field trips, is unknown, it is believed to have been end-of-the-year events, after-school events, etc.)? printed late fall/winter of 1958. 4. Do you connect any school memories to important historical events (e.g. President Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Vietnam, the moon landing, the space shuttle, 9/11, etc.)? 5. Were you attending school when President Eisenhower died in 1969? 6. What were special classes like when you attended Eisenhower (re: art, gym, music, library, band)? How about lunch or recess? 7. How was elementary school different when you were at Eisenhower than it is today? Eisenhower Elementary School; photo taken in April 1984 8. If you are a former staff member, when did you work at Eisenhower? What was your role? What principal(s) did you work with?
Send your Eisenhower memories via regular mail to Christopher George at Eisenhower Elementary, 100 Warwick Drive, Upper St. Clair, PA 15241 or via email at eisenhowermemories@hsusc.org. Send your photos to Rachel Carlson at the Historical Society of Upper St. Clair, P.O. Box 12681, Upper St. Clair, PA 15241. For further information or questions, email president@hsusc.org or phone 412-835-2050. We look forward to hearing from you! n
Eisenhower Elementary School, circa 1991
USCSD Staff Recognized for 25 Years of Service Ten staff members were honored for 25 years of service during the District’s annual opening day, the first day back for the 2020–21 school year for teachers and teacher aides. The event, held virtually for the first time ever, also included welcoming remarks from Bill Gehrlein, teachers’ union president; Kerstin Goodworth, Parent Teacher Council president; Barbara Bolas, school board president; and Dr. John Rozzo, USCSD superintendent of schools.
Twenty-five-year service honorees include: Joseph DeMar, principal, Fort Couch Susan Fleckenstein, gifted teacher, Boyce Constantina Lardas, Latin teacher, USCHS Carol Olack, health and physical education teacher, Eisenhower Christine Pierskalla, special education teacher, USCHS Kristen Rauber, elementary teacher, Eisenhower Jonelle Stambaugh, secretary, Boyce Kathleen Stasik, teacher aide, Baker Angela Tena, French teacher, Boyce Anne Wagner, teacher aide, Streams n Winter 2020
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