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Belleville Elementary School

What is for school lunch next week for the following week of May 14, 1983?

Principal - Joseph Donnelly
Teachers mid to late 1970’s
Mr Raymond 4th grade - He was known for saying, “Are you asking me or telling me?” when a student answered a question, and he sensed hesitation in his answer.
Mrs Stromquist (Helen?) 4th grade
Mrs Kirpatrick
Eleanor Griffith [...]

Patrol Boy

School Stuff
Patrol Boy, at the Belleville Elementary School. Don’t walk on the grass or you’ll go to the office. That office was Joseph Donnelly’s office. You’re going to Donnelly’s! As a patrol boy you wore an yellow orange belt around your waist with an attached across the chest belt that went over your shoulder. This [...]