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A snow day at Lewisville Elementary School in Lewisville, North Carolina.
School Day Memories
Last week on the morning after the light snowfall in Lewisville, I headed to Lewisville Elementary School, hoping for a good shot of my very first alma mater.
As I recalled some of my childhood experiences at the school, I decided to share some of those memories with you. Maybe they’ll trigger some school day memories of your own. If so, consider sharing them in the Comments section at the end of this post.
Please continue to the NEXT SECTION to read 10 distinct memories I have as a student at Lewisville Elementary School…several “light years” ago.
As a Lewisville Elementary School Student, I Remember …
- Walking to my bus stop, as a first-grader, one chilly fall morning and being enraptured by the cloud-rippled sky vividly painted in shades of red, orange and purple. The scene left such an impression on me that I drew it on paper during our class drawing time, using red, orange and purple crayons to color the sky. Maybe that’s when my love of art and bold colors began.
- Being pushed down into a mud puddle on the playground in the first grade because I challenged a classmate’s over-assertive “authority”! My mom had to come take me home for a change of clothes.
- My first-grade teacher, Mrs. Blanchette, did not like tattletales. Yet on one particular occasion, I was certain that I wasn’t being a tattletale as I earnestly tried to tell her of a now-forgotten injustice done to me by a classmate. But Mrs.Blanchette would hear nothing of it from me, and she shushed me back to my chair. Although I really liked Mrs. Blanchette, I remember thinking that her rule about not listening to “alleged tattletales” was not always fair!
- Bowing my head, again as a first-grader, while Principal Burton G. Stewart offered a brief prayer over the intercom system before the start of each school day.
- Loving the wonderful cafeteria food — especially the bread rolls, creamed potatoes, greens, chocolate milk and chocolate ice cream. Oh, and I almost forgot — my favorite fruit pie, cherry pie!
- Playing dodgeball in the gym, and kickball on the playground. I especially loved dodgeball — whether I was a dodger or a thrower.
- Taking part in the school-wide field day held in the spring. The excitement of getting out of the classroom and engaging in spirited competition made it a day that we students — and the teachers, too, I think — eagerly anticipated.
- Sharing secrets with “best friends.”
- Drawing upon the popular ’60s television series about international espionage — The Man from U.N.C.L.E. — to create an “underground” battle between the sexes in my fourth grade class! The girls represented the U.N.C.L.E. organization (the “good guys”), while the boys represented the Thrush organization (the “not-so-good guys”).
- Dreading being assigned to the reportedly “mean” Mrs. Hedgepeth as my fifth-grade teacher, but soon learning that the dire rumors of her were completely untrue. Later in the school year, I cried my heart out when she left on pregnancy leave, because I knew I’d probably never see that endearing lady again.
Share Your Own Memories
Did you go to Lewisville School, either in its earlier days when it had 12 grades, or later after it had become an elementary school?
Wherever and whenever you went to school, I’m wondering what positive memories you have of your school days. Please consider sharing in the Comments section below. It would be wonderful to hear your memories.
Loved the article. I used to go there myself. So many countless memories from that school.
Thanks for stopping by and for sharing, Sean.
My grandfather graduated from Lewisville School, and my brother and I both went there from K-5th. I have wonderful memories from there. I too looked forward to Field Days. I remember it as though it was yesterday. The sack race, hop skip and jump, and the 3 legged race were the races I was always in. I am actually trying to get something like that going at my kid’s school. Kickball was my favorite sport then. We would play on the softball field behind the school.
I remember just about every teacher’s name that I had, as well as the programs that the school sponsored to enrich young minds. The writing program: The school would “publish” a story that the kids would write and illustrate. I have to say that several of mine were awarded with a gold seal! I can’t really remember what they said, though.
Oh, and we would get a booklet that we would fill out with the names of the books we had read during the year. Our parents would have to sign off on it, saying that we had indeed read them all. I remember reading so many one year (I think 4th grade) that we got to pick a brand new book in the library and have it dedicated to us. I read so many that I picked a book with no words in it at all! The point was that you got to make up your own story as to what was happening in the book.
Ahhh, good memories.
Wendy, I just loved reading about your memories of Lewisville Elementary School! It’s really something how those early years truly do leave lasting impressions on us. Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing your memories!