This post was first shared at Angie Villa Art & Education by Angie Villa (Mrs. Dottie).
I grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey in the 1970′s. I have many fond memories of walking to and from School #21. My school was called “the castle” because its facade resembled the turrets on a castle. Meeting friends on the playground, marching around the neighborhood in the Halloween Parade, running the relay race during Field Day, burying a time capsule for the Bicentennial, playing kickball, performing in class plays, singing in the glee club, are just some of my school day memories. My first job, when I was 16, was working on the playground