Did you go to East Hill before it became a free school in 1969? This page is for you to post your memories.
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Parents
Our parents were also busy while we were at school… The Firesides were helping Daniel Berrigan… and so was Paul Gibbons … “My Dad went to jail briefly and lost his pulpit as a minister because of his relationship to Dan Berrigan…He burned his draft card during Vietnam in solidarity with Dan and also compared …
How we feel about it
Jacqueline Scoones: I attended East Hill during its first two years, 5th and 6th grade, and was wildly, inexpressibly happy there. “East Hill is still why I like school!” – Benjamin Kahn Rex Nordheimer: I was there for the first year and the experience inspired me to learn for myself and to have faith that …
What we did afterwards
“After East Hill my life took a very dark, lonely turn for several years until I got back together and married… I didn’t realize at the time how important it was. I did know that it was the only job of so many I’ve had that was always worth getting up for in the morning.” …
Closing the school
“Then, there were the evening school board meetings where we learned to speak and save our school.” – Leela Fireside “I remember going to School Board meetings to try to save East Hill. I think I remember our making snide comments in response to Martha Muka.” – Anonymous “During the effort to keep the school …
Science
“I put a lot of hours into that go cart.” – Brad Olsen ” I vaguely remember working on that one with you; I think that we dismantled some old baby carriages and stole their rear wheels” – Erron Silverstein “And a lawn mower for the front.” – Brad Olsen “I always remember you telling me …
Social life
“In late May or June of the second year Cheryl (class president ?last name?) presided on the playground at the wedding of Rickie and Nadine, (? last names ?) third and fourth graders who’d been inseparable for most of the year. Rickie’s family, itinerant academics, were moving on and they wanted to ceremonially tie the …
Board games and cards
“’Place your bets’ with Dan Lee. I remember one round when Dalton Jones and I were partners.” – Anonymous “Court getting several of us into playing bridge – David Cohen, Chuck Bury, maybe Ed Gooding? This resulted in many scoldings from my mother when I would lose track of time playing a bridge hand upstairs, …
Games
“In the first year we used to walk kids down to the YMCA for PE, located in those days at the northeast corner of Buffalo St. and North Aurora. One day in November, on the way down it started a flurry. I can still hear in my inner ear… Jenny Stein… “It’s snowing, It’s snowing, …
Math
“cuisinaire rods.” – Bill Mutch “We used to use the cuisinaire rods as little catapults and shoot the little white ones across the room, using the long orange ones as a lever. Physics as well as math!” – Karen Carr “Ruth Wishik, Marie Matthews, and most likely Cindy Walters drew me into a particular activity …