In Their Footsteps............................ Alvarado Elementary
A brief history of Alvarado Elementary school in Union City, California ending with the year 2014.
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This the history of Alvarado Elementary School from the beginning through 2014 as viewed by the contributors of this blog.
Contributors
Baer, Jill - Secretary
Benafield, Cheri - Assistant Principal 2000-2010
Bordenave, Nancy - teacher 1979-2004
Calubiran, Anna - teacher 1998
Chambers, Sharon - media specialist 1991-2009
Chen, Laverne Sheu - music teacher 2002-2007
Desandies, ManYee - teacher 1984-2010
DeSousa, Ivan - music teacher 1998-2002
Fivelstad, Susan, Reading Specialist AP 1983-2000
Gill, Sukhy Pannu - teacher 1993
Hampton, Cathaleen - teacher 1988
Jordan, Liz - teacher 1984-1997
Jorgenson, Carmen - principal 2004-2007
Kafin, Tammy - teacher 1993-1997
Kaneko, Sally - teacher 1990-2001
Koehler, Laurie - teacher 1996
Lindain, Vince - teacher 2006
Logue, Joan - teacher 1964-1999
Mabie, Kathy Jones - Speech/Language Specialist 1994-2011
McBride, Rita - teacher 1977-2004
Muhlestein, Bernadette, science teacher 1982-2006
Mumm, Nancy - Secretary 1986
Neagle, Rhonda - media specialist 1987-1990
Pickering, Jeff - teacher 2006
Reyes, Joe - teacher 1998-2003
Sanchez, Leonore - secretary 1984-1998
Silva, Betty - aide 1986-
Simmons, Mark - Coach 1983-2004
Snelling, Greg - teacher 1994
Tecson, Maureen Leus - teacher 1995
Valles, Sharen - Speech Teacher
Zanzinger, Margo - Teacher 1987-2005
Virtual Attic
Extra Curricular Activities
Life after Retirement
Staff photos 1976-1977 and 1978-79
1964 Staff Photos
Video: Something to Think About
Alvarado Family
More Alvarado Family
Even More AE Family
Alvarado Family
Leonore Sanchez
Holly Scroggins
Cathy Woods Hampton
Lynne Thomson
Anna Calubiran
Debbie Knoth
Cathy Woods Hampton
Jill Baer
Cheryl Konno Speakman
Anna Calubiran
Mark Simmons
Harriet Gore
Sharon Chambers
Carolyn Launchberry
John Cavers
Paul Hornbrook
Sharon Chambers
Liz Marotta-Jordan
Al Rivera Memorial
La Verne Shue Chen
Maureen Tecson
Colleen Quirk Paltrineri
Rachel Saucedo
Margo Zanzinger
Vince Lindain
Lea Castro
Donna Smith-Harrison
Keith Guernsey
Betty Silvia
Tammy Kafin Taylor
Liz Marotta-Jordan
Sharen Valles
Ruth Houseworth
Maureen Tecson
Sonia Wong
Greg Snelling
Dance Group 2009
Joe Fitzgerald
Letty Gonzales
Roxanne Ramerize
ManYee Desandies
Rachel Saucedo
Cheri Benafield
Karen Saucedo
Otis Amey
Wynelle Amey
Sue Shepard
Wei Stevens
Tina Handshy
Debbie Brazil
Marge Slakey
Judy Casey
Nancy Bordenave
Mary O'Connor
Sally Kaneko
More Alvarado Family
Greg Snelling
Bernadette Muhlestein
Socorro (Coco) Enriquez
Nancy Mumm
Kathy Mabie
Clinton Pucket
Laurie Koehler
Chris Moriuchi
Alisha Valine
Paul Brewer
Debbie Fryman
Sukhy Gill
Chris Moriuchi
Michele Kelley
Stacy Bastress
Donna Howell
Anita Schumann
Jeff Pickering
Steve Partridge
Cathy Ortiz
Mani Allen
Carmen Jorgenson
Alex Schwerin
Carol Engberg
Debbie Fryman
Marty Brown
Rita McBride
Mike Guevarra
Mary Ogden
Otis Amey
Will Feliciano
Colleen Quirk Paltrineri
Nahida Feroz
Rachel Saucedo
Roxanne Ramerize
Laverne Shue Chen
Maureen Tecson
Thora Cahil
Donna Smith-Harrison
Kim Pratt
Kelly Cunningham Bua
Belen Magers
Angie Usher
3rd grd teachers 2010
Even More AE Family
Alisha Valine
Halloween Ninja Turtles 2011
Clinton Pucket
Letty Munoz-Gonzales
Maureen Tecson
Vince Lindain
Tracie Noriega
Mrs. Loza
Paul Brewer
Steven Partridge
Keith Guernsey
Vince Lindain
Greg Snelling
Carmen Jorgenson
Mark Simmons
Will Feliciano
Margo Zanzinger
Joan Logue
Sharen Valles
Mike Guevarra
Rhonda Neagle
Barbara Debarger
Andrea Lamindola Lemos
Margo Zanzinger
Mary Ogden
Debbie Fryman
Sharen Valles
Marty Brown
Laurie Taner
Joan Logue
Lynne Thomson
Bee Legaspi Medders
Mary Okamoto Small
Keith Guernsey
Jeff Pickering
Joe Reyes
Ivan DeSousa
Tiffany King Martin
Jesse Reta
Rachna Lindstrom
Rachel Saucedo's Wedding 2011
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Family Literacy Night
Alvarado PTC hosts students, family, and teachers enjoying an evening of reading in a variety of formats. Exciting to be also using the new Chromebooks bought with funds from the district's Race to the Top grant.
Our New Chromebooks
Photo's courtesy of Maureen Leus Tecson
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