Levittown, NY
Summit Lane School (K-6) (K-7) (K-5)
Partial faculty listings (source: contributed memories):
(Summit Lane opened in the spring of 1952.
Some classes transferred from Northside School for the last few weeks of the year)
Spring, 1952:
2: Miss Temesy (class transferred in from Northside School)
1952-1953:
1953-1954:
1954-1955:
1955-1956:
K: Mrs. Shapiro
Principal: Mr. Donnelly
Art: Mrs. Schenk
1956-1957:
K: Mrs. Kane
1: Mrs. Shirley Victor
Art: Mrs. Schenk
1957-1958:
1: Miss Grier (who became Mrs. Ryan)
2: Mrs. Shirley Victor
Art: Mrs. Schenk
1958-1959:
K: Mrs. Kane, Mrs. O'Toole
1 Miss Quinn
2: Mrs. Arlene Levy
3: Mrs. Cihocki (spelling?)
Principal: Mr. Fitzsimmons
Assistant Principal: Mr. Maloney
Art: Mrs. Schenk
School Nurse: Miss Pearl Curran
1959-1960:
K: Mrs. Cohen, Mrs. Kane
1: Miss Taylor, Mrs. Shreefter
2 Mrs. deAmbrose
3: Mrs. Arlene Levy
3?: Mr. Green?
4: Mr. Bloom
Principal: Mr. Fitzsimmons
Assistant Principal: Mr. Maloney
Art: Mrs. Schenk
P.E.: Miss Volger
Music: Mr. Jack Aaron
School Nurse: Miss Pearl Curran
1960-1961:
K: Mrs. Kane (2pm-4pm)
1: Mrs. Hagen, Mrs. Hiller
2: Mrs. Kreek, Mrs. Carrol
3 Mrs. Shapiro
4: Mr. Leonard Bloom
5: Mr. Benjamin Murphy
Principal: Mr. Fitzsimmons
Assistant Principal: Mr. Maloney
Art: Mrs. Schenk
P.E.: Miss Volger
Music: Mr. Jack Aaron
School Nurse: Miss Pearl Curran
1961-1962:
1: Mrs. Hiller (afternoon session)
2: Mrs. Donna Sauer, Miss Mongeon
3: Miss Averill, Mrs. Reed
5: Mr. Benjamin Murphy
6: Mr. Don McKeon
Principal: Mr. Fitzsimmons
Assistant Principal: Mr. Maloney
Art: Mrs. Schenk
P.E.: Miss Volger
Band/Orchestra: Mr. Montagna
[Vocal] Music: Mr. Jack Aaron
[Instrumental] Music: Mr. Title
School Nurse: Miss Pearl Curran
in 1956-1962
[just one year]: Music: Mr Barker "the heartthrob music teacher of all preadolescent girls"
1962-1963:
2: Mrs. Sauer (full days instituted mid-year)
3: Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Shapiro
4: Mr. Leonard Bloom, Mrs. Levey
6: Mr. Donald McKeon (who was also the soccer coach at DAHS for many years)
Principal: Mr. Fitzsimmons
Assistant Principal: Mr. Maloney
Art: Mrs. Schenk
P.E.: Miss Volger
P.E.: Mr. Rufa
Band/Orchestra: Mr. Montagna
Music: Mr. Jack Aaron
School Nurse: Miss Pearl Curran
1963-1964:
3: Mrs. Ross
4: Mr. Bloom, Mrs. Levy
5: Mr. Benjamin Murphy, Mrs. Hardy
Principal: Mr. Fitzsimmons
Assistant Principal: Mr. Maloney
Art: Mrs. Schenk
P.E.: Miss Volger
P.E.: Mr. Rufa
Band/Orchestra: Mr. Montagna
Music: Mr. Jack Aaron
School Nurse: Miss Pearl Curran
1964-1965:
4: Mr. Bloom
5: Mr. Ben Murphy (he went to teach in Central America in about 1966 and died there),
6: Mr. McKeon, Mr.Hart
Principal: Mr. Fitzsimmons
Assistant Principal: Mr. Maloney
Art: Mrs. Marion Schenk
P.E.: (from Feb. 1965) Mrs. Joan Askinasi
P.E.: Mr. Rufa
Band/Orchestra: Mr. Montagna
Music: Mr. Jack Aaron, Mr. Rubin.
School Nurse: Miss Pearl Curran
1965-1966:
5: Mr. Murphy
6: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Walsh
Art: Mrs. Marion Schenk / Mrs. Marion Hotcaveg
P.E.: Mr. Rufa
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi
Music: Mr. Jack Aaron
1966-1967:
6: Mr. McKeon
Principal: Mr. Fitzsimmons
Assistant Principal: Mr. Maloney
Art: Mrs. Marion Hotcaveg
Music: Mr. Aaron, Mr. Montagna, Mrs. Rosen for Music (Mr. Aaron left Levittown schools for a couple of years to teach in Jamaica, Queens, but then he returned to Levittown.)
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi
1967-1968:
K: Miss Essner, Mrs. Cohen, Mrs. Kane
4: Miss Kissam
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi
1968-1969:
K: Mrs. Kane
1: Mrs. Marsha Feinman,
2: Mrs. Abigail Schreefter, Mrs. Vinciguerra, Mrs. Jack
5: Mrs. Kennan
Principal: Mr. Fitzsimmons
Assistant Principal: Mr. Maloney
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi / "Mrs. A."
1969-1970:
1: Mrs. Vinciguerra, Mrs. Feinman
2: Mrs. Abigail Schreefter
3: Mrs. Norma Reardon,
6: Mr. Walsh
Principal: Mr. William C. Fitzsimmons
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi
1970-1971:
K: Miss Essner ?or? Mrs. Judy Essner, R. Kane
2: Miss Deveau, Mrs. Cappelo a/k/a Mrs. Carroll, Miss Shepard
4: Mrs. Gordon,
4?: Mrs. Shalita
Principal: Mr. William C. Fitzsimmons
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi
Music: Mr. Rubin transferred to DAHS (died of a heart attack soon after)
1971-1972:
1: Mrs. Beatrice Malter, Mrs. Joan Ryan, Mrs. Creek, Mrs. Cohen
3: Mrs. Reardon, Mrs. Cantor, Mrs. Ross
5: Mr. Forman,
Principal: Mr. William C. Fitzsimmons
Phys. Ed.: Mr. Hank Rufa, Mrs. Joan Askinasi
(covering 1968-1973):
Art: Miss Singleton, Marion Hotcaveg
Library: Miss Teague / Mrs. Hafter, Mrs. Bernstein
Music: Mr. Russel Montagna
Wild & Crazy Subs: Mr. Campi, Mr. David Keuning,
Cafeteria: Mrs. Flynn, Bonita Bauer, Mrs. Pat Baliko, Mrs. Cynthia Castagnaro, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Sica
Custodians: Harold,
(don't recall which grade) Mrs. Gibb
movies in the gym -- "Escapade in Japan"
watching the moon walks on a TV in the cafeteria
"found a peanut"
demonstration of Polynesian dancing in the gym
"Fairies and Brownies" (grades 1 & 2 gym class)
1972-1973:
K: Blanche Cohan, Judith Essner
1: Marcia Feinman, Rose Kane, Beatrice Malter, Lynn Parisi, Joan Ryan
2: Teresa Cappello, Mrs. Helen Collins, Marilyn Davis, Patricia Deveau, Elinor Kreek, Mrs. Abby Shreefter, [Mrs. Duffy ?]
3: Kathleen Dempsey, Clarice Kantor, Helen Miller, Christine Ross
4: Leonard Bloom, Mrs. Muriel Gordon, Ann Kissam, Mrs. Thelma Loeb, Eileen Shalita, [Miss Barnett ?]
5: William Forman, Julia Kennan, Rhoda Levy, Joseph White
6: Marilyn Chiet, Mrs. Joan Cropper, Evelyn Duffy, Mr. Donwald McKeon / Donald McKeon, William Walsh
Principal: Mr. William C. Fitzsimmons
Assistant Principal: Dr. William L. Vinciguerra
Remedial Reading: Velma Cain
Nurse: Pearl Curran
Librarian: Joan Hafter
Art: Marion Hotcaveg
Vocal Music: Ann Rosen
Phys. Ed.: Mr. Hank Rufa, Mrs. Joan Askinasi
1973-1974:
K: Blanche Cohan, Judith Essner, Blossom Godfrey
1: Marcia Feinman, Rose Kane, Elinor Kreek, Mrs. Joan Ryan
2: Marilyn Davis, Patricia Deveau, Helen Collins, Abby Schreefter
3: Kathleen Dempsey, Mrs. Clarice Kantor, Miss Helen Miller, Christine Ross
4: Leonard Bloom, Muriel Gordon, Miss Ann Kissam, Thelma Loeb, Eileen Shalita
5: Marilyn Chiet, Mr. William Forman, Forman, Mrs. Julia Kennan, Rhoda Levy, Lynn Parisi
6: Joan Cropper, Evelyn Duffy, Donald McKeon, William Walsh
Principal: Mr. William C. Fitzsimmons, (Mr. Gordon McMillan??)
Assistant Principal: Dr. William Vinciguerra
Speech: Carol Calby
Nurse: Pearl Curran
Librarian: Joan Hafter
Art: Marion Hotcaveg
Visual: Carmen Margherita
Music: Rosario Montagna
Music: Ann Rosen
Special Education: Teresa Cappello, Angela Casazza
Remedial Reading: Velma Cain
Phys. Ed.: Mr. Hank Rufa, Mrs. Joan Askinasi
Office Staff: Althea Cherry, Amy Regan
Custodial Staff: Raymond Casey, Vito Chieco, Charles Kunze, Harold McCormick, Michael Mongelli
Cafeteria Aides: Cynthia Castagnaro, Ethel Douglas, Sarah Konopelko, Darlene Rojek
Cafeteria Staff: Lillian Corapi, Eileen Flynn, Madeline Pascale, Jessie Tuccello
1974-1975:
K: Mrs. Feinman
4: Ms. Miller, Mrs. Parisi (a.k.a. Miss Devaulk (sp?)), Mr. Leonard Bloom, Mrs. Shelita, Miss Kissam
6: Mrs. Duffy, Mrs. Chiet
Principal: Mr. Gordon W. McMillan
Assistant Principal: Dr. William Vinciguerra
Music: Mr. Russel Montagna
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi
1975-1976:
1: Mrs. Joan Ryan
5: Mrs. Duffy, Mrs. (Julia?) Kennan, Mrs. Cropper, Mrs. Loeb, Mrs. Levy
Principal: Mr. Gordon W. McMillan
Music: Mr. Russel Montagna
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi
1976-1977:
2: Miss Deveau
4: Mr. Bloom
6: Mrs. Cropper, Mrs. Marylin Chiet, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Walsh
Principal: Mr. Gordon W. McMillan
(spanning school years 1971-1977):
Vice Principal: 1970-77 Dr. Vinceguerra
Music: 1970-77 Mrs. Rosen, Mrs. Freeman
Band: 1970-77 Russ Montagna
1976-77 Fran McCurdy
Art: 1970-77 Marion Hotcaveg
1975-76? Miss Singleton
Library: 1970-77 Mrs. Hafner (not "Hafter")
P.E.: Mr. Rufa
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi
Mrs. K [did something with pantomine]
Miss Margherita (was blind)
1977-1978:
3&4: Miss Miller & Miss Dempsey
5: Mrs. Levy
6: Mrs. Chiet
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi
Music: Mr. Russel Montagna
1978-1979:
4&5: Miss Miller & Miss Dempsey
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi
1979-1980 (Grades K-7)
K: Mrs. Truelove Gilchrist, Dolores Madigan
1: Helen Collins, Marilyn Davis, Mrs. Joan Ryan
1XR: Natalie Newman
2: Abby Shreefter, Patricia Deveau
2XR: Elinor Kreek
3: Muriel Gordon, Mrs. Clarice Kantor, Ann Kissam
4: Frank Cummings, Miss Helen Miller, Eileen Shalita
5: Leonard Bloom, Miss Kathleen Dempsey, Julia Kennan
6: Marilyn Chiet, Joan Cropper, Mrs. Evelyn Duffy, Ronald Quinn
7: Michael Clarke, Mary D'Amato, William Eberlein, Peggy Larson
Principal: Renaldo Calabrese
R.N.: Joan DuBritz
I.L.D.: Nancy Dunlop
Health: Mr. AustinGavin
I.L.D.: Carmen Greico
Librarian: Joan Hafter
Art: Rene Joseph, Jane Singleton
Music: Barbara Leonard
Music: Ann Rosen
Music: Rosario Montagna
Sp. Ed.: Nancy Davis, Deborah Ross, Mrs. Ronnie Stoll, Muriel Trachtenberg
Title I: Jeannette Santoro
Speech: Carol Calby, Barbara Sayward
Reading: Terri Munz
Reading Chairman: John Murphy
Title I : Edith Casses
E.S.L.: Mary Socci
Psych.: Ruth Zipnick
P.E.: Ronald Altman, Mrs. Joan Askinasi, Edward Fitzsimmons
1980-1981:
(same as 1979-1980)
1981-1982:
(same as 1979-1980)
7: English?: Mr. Schwab; Math?: Mrs. Larson
Music: Ms. Cutillo (Mrs. Kantor's daughter)
1982-1983:
2: Mrs. Devoe
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi
1983-1984:
3: Mrs. Lynch
5: Mrs. Chiet
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi
1984-1985:
4: Mrs. Marinace
5: Mr. Rondinella
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi
Reading: Mrs. Chiet
1985-1986:
5: Mr. Rondinella
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi
Reading: Mrs. Marinace
1986-1987:
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi (also Girls' Tennis Coach at DAHS)
1987-1988:
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi (also Girls' Tennis Coach at DAHS)
1988-1989:
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi (also Girls' Tennis Coach, Boys' Tennis Coach at DAHS)
1989-1990:
P.E.: Mrs. Joan Askinasi (also Boys' Tennis Coach at DAHS; through 1997)
1990-1991:
...
1999-2000:
K: T. Liquori, K. Stewart, B. Randall
2000-2001:
K: T. Murano (nee Liquori), K. Stewart
1: L. Nally, S. Podell, K. Rail, J. Reppenhagen, S. Siebert
2: J. Latzman, L. McGill, C. Pase. B. Randall
3: J. Densky, J. Madson, V. Semryck, A. Stephan
4: A. Downing, E. Lamendola, L. Link, B. Maniscalco
5: J. Ascher, D. Breen, L. Collins, J. Jennaco
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 2000.04.27
last edited 2005.04.15
