Levittown, NY
Laurel Lane School (K-3) (K-2)
Partial faculty listings (source: contributed memories):
1956-1957:
3: Mrs. Shapiro
1957-1958:
1958-1959:
1959-1960:
K: Mrs. Dewitt
1: Mrs. Siegler
1960-1961:
1: Mrs. Dewitt (again)
2: Mrs. Carin, Miss Cazzaza (spelling?)
1961-1962:
K: Mrs. Schnapf (She didn't expect us to be able to pronounce "Schnapf" but wouldn't let us corrupt it to Mrs."Snap" - we called her either Mrs. S. or Teacher)
2: Miss Cazazza ("I thought she was so beautiful! Everyone did! Long painted nails, hair done up in curls on top of her head, with one curl trailing down, fancy clothes... we LOVED her")
1962-1963
K: Mrs. DeWitt, Mrs. Lewis
1: Mrs. O'Connor (Note: we were on split session due to overcrowding; half the kids had class 8 a.m.- 12 noon, another class was held from 12 noon to 4 p.m.)
2: Mina Levine
1963-1964:
K: Mrs. Rockefeller
1: Mrs. Rockefeller
2: Miss Cazazza, Mrs. Friedlander (a regular 9 a.m.-3 p.m. day)
3: Mrs. Gridley
Principal: Audrey Powell
Gym: Mr. Kelly
Music: Miss Bardia
1964-1965:
1: Miss Hurley
2: Mrs. DeWitt (again), Miss Esselborn (spelling?)
1965-1966:
K: Mr. Lewis
2: Mrs. Friedlander
1966-1967:
1967-1968:
K: Mrs. Rockefeller (AM)
1: Mrs. O'Connell(?)
1968-1969:
1: Mrs. Siegler
2: Mrs. Gillies
1969-70
2: Mrs. Gridley
Legend:
1972-1973 means the September 1972 - June 1973 school year.
6: means the 6th-grade teachers follow on that line.
[This page has lots of room for additions. Any additions and corrections, send info in similar format and I'll merge it in. write to webmaster@divisionsocialstudies.com ]
Example:
graduated DAHS 1990.
12th grade year was 1989-1990.
Subtract 12 for K year.
You end up with a list like this:
1977-1978, you were in K
1978-1979, you were in 1
1979-1980, 2
1980-1981, 3
1981-1982, 4
1982-1983, 5
1983-1984, 6
1984-1985, 7
1985-1986, 8
1986-1987, 9
1987-1988, 10
1988-1989, 11
1989-1990, 12
(Adjust accordingly if you jumped ahead, fell behind, or moved into Levittown.)
List the school year and grade and teacher you had.
posted 2000.05.11
last edited 2005.04.15