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Parkview Elementary School Newport News, VA |
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Image by Jean Lankes Toth (HHS -
'72) of VA - 02/02/05 Thanks, Jean! |
Image by Bill Lee (WHS - '54) of NC - 05/25/06 Thanks, Bill! |
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Image courtesy of Jean Lankes
Toth (HHS - '72) of VA - 02/02/05 WOWZERONI!!! Thanks, Jean! |
Image - and painting - by Jean Lankes Toth (HHS -
'72)
of VA - 02/02/05 Thanks, Jean! What a beautiful job! |
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- Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA - 07/11/03 |
Here is a photo of Parkview Elementary School for
your website.
A former boss of mine went to the demolition site of this school about 20 years ago, and swiped a couple of the bricks. She then borrowed the attached photo from a Newport News public school office, and hired me to paint the school onto each brick as a little keepsake. People saw my boss's Parkview bricks, and I was suddenly SWAMPED with "orders" to paint more bricks. It got kind of boring, but I probably did about 25 of them and made a little pocket change. I sure hope the bricks weren't covered with asbestos. I tried my best to return this 8x10 B&W photo. I contacted various public school offices to get an address where I could mail it, but nobody seemed to care.... so I still have it. I did not attend Parkview, but it seems kind of sad that there is practically nothing about this school on the internet!!! - Jean Lankes Toth (HHS - '72) |
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I was delighted - as was my wife (who attended Parkview Grammar School in grades 1-7) to read 'the rest of the story' about the hand-painted brick. That's because another of our high school classmates (who also went to Parkview) gave her one of those previous bricks several years ago. Neither one of us knew the story of it origin, but now - thanks to you - we do. See... Actually, I went to
Parkview for a short period of time, but was at Hilton for grades 3-7.
Nevertheless, I always thought
- Bill Lee (WHS - '54)
of NC - 05/25/06 |
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Could you ask Bill Lee (Warwick HS - 54 - of NC,) who his wife is? He said she went to Parkview Elementary. I would love to know if she had my mom for a 7th grade teacher. My mom's name was Mrs. Douglas. - Jamey
Douglas Bacon ('66) of VA - 06/09/06 |
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My wife's maiden name was Janie Leigh Slack, and although she was not in Mrs. Douglas' 7th grade class at Parkview (she was in Mrs. Ola Pressley's class); she does recall Jamey's mom. She says Mrs. Douglas was soft-spoken and always had a sweet smile.
Here's a
picture of Janie's sixth grade class at Parkview (circa 1947).
- Bill Lee (WHS - '54)
of NC - 06/10/06 |
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Thanks to Bill Lee for the picture of his wife's class picture at Parkview and to Janie (Leigh Slack Lee) for the nice things that she said about my mom. My mom was always coming home from school with stories about her kids at Parkview. She talked a lot about the Luckado's, Crickenberger's, Deese's and the Phaup's. She loved all of them dearly. I can't remember all of them, but, I have lots of pictures from 1947-1976. She took a few years off to be Principal at a new school called Sedgefield, but her heart was at Parkview and later Carver. She taught two generations of some families. She loved all the kids from the Newmarket area. I will try to figure out a way to send her picture. My sister, Jeannie Douglas Adams, taught at Hilton, where my son and I went. My brother-in-law taught English at NNHS. His name is Dan Adams. They are both retired now. Jeannie from teaching in Danville, Va., Dan from flying commercial jets. They have two children and three grandchildren. They spend most of there time on their enormous boat, going up the intercoastal waterway. Thanks again Bill, I hope other people will write with their experiences from Parkview. - Jamey Douglas Bacon ('66) of VA - 06/11/06 Thanks, Jamey! |
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![]() April 1956 - Mrs. Padgett's Second Grade Class |
Found this old picture
recently and know there are some Typhoon alumni in it as well as myself.
Identified as best I could after 55 years!!!!!
If you would be so kind as to post in your newsletter should be some great memories and even laughs for many. Anyone who can help identify others please feel free to respond. This was Parkview Elementary School and due to its location some of the students went to NNHS and others attended Warwick. Thank you so much and for all you do for the Typhoon Nation...
- Tommy Jenkins ('66) of
VA - 09/02/11
Thank you so much for this treasure, Tommy! |
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