Montgomery County sentinel., 1963-09-19
BY BETTE Harvill
WI. 8.9254


well under way, we would like
to welcome the many new
teachers to the Gaithersburg
schools. The total enrolment
in the elementary, junior and
senior high schools is larger
than ever before.
Washington Grove Elemen-
tary has an approximate enroll
ment of 1854 and has acquired
six new teachers, Miss Edna
Bear, kindergarten; Miss Sue
Spicer, first grade; Miss Mercita
Thailing and Mrs. Audrey
Demas, second grade; Mrs. 10
Cornelius, formerly a resource
teacher for the area and at one
time a teacher at Gaithersburg
Elementary, now teaching third
grade; Mrs. Lorraine Moore,
fifth grade. The first P-TA meet
ing will be October ! at 8 pm.
Longview Elementary has
five new teachers on their staff,
Mrs. Maria Perkins, third
grade; Mrs. Jean Marches and
Miss Carolyn Jordan, fourth
grade; Mrs. Donna Hecken-
liable, formerly of Gaithersburg
Elementary, third grade; Mrs.
Karen Lynch, special education.
James Rouleau is the newly ap-
pointed assistant principal.
Gaithersburg Elementary vel
comes six new teachers, Mrs.
Juliann Wiencek, first grade;
Mrs. Bennie Carroll, second
grade; Mrs. Jane Brown, special
education; Mrs. Karen Shoss,
fifth grade; Mrs. Elizabeth Nc
Cutcheon will again return to
teach kindergarten; Mrs. Betty
Cissel, who has been a resource
teacher In the county, will be
teaching sixth grade; Mrs.
Mabel Jeter is the new librarian.
Mrs. Maxine Samwick is teach
ing reading at both Gathers
burg Elementary and Longview.
The first P-TA meeting for the
Longview-G Gaithersburg Elemen-
tary schools win be at 8 pm,
Oct. 1.
Gaithersburg Junior High
School sees the most changes
in both school and faculty. The
additional classrooms which
were completed d during the
summer are now fully occu-
pied and IL new teachers were
needed to handle the enlarged
enrolment of approximately
1900 students. The present
ninth grade class will be the
first to graduate from the new
Junior high school. New teach
ers to Gaithersburg are: Mr..
Vernon Tryon, general shop;
Mrs. Chiquita Hetrick, art; Mrs.
Nancy P. Frank, English; Mr..
Charles X. Worthington,
science; Mrs. Francis Woods,
English and French; Mrs. JOY
Schwab, physical education;
Miss Mary Cawley, French;
Richard Holmes. special educa-
ton; Miss Sondra Myers, Eng
lish; Richard l.. Rubinstein,
band. Miss Florence Stephens
returns to Gaithersburg to
teach mathematics, and Mrs.
Marilyn Meixell is back at the
Junior high once again teaching
home arts. The four teachers
who were transferred to the
junior high school when it be-
came a full seven through nine
grade school are: Don Whit
taker, boys physical education;
Andrew Haba, math: Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Malta, civics; Thomas
McCarrick, science. william
Mccullough Is the new seventh
grade counselor. Mrs. Ruth
Rill and Mrs. Carole Hottinger
are new on the staff as secre-
taries. The first meeting of
the Gaithersburg Junior High
School P-TA will be on Oct. 8
at 8 pm.
Because the junior hig h
school is now for the first time
housing grades seven through
nine, the high school has been
somewhat relieved of an over
crowded condition. There are
approximately 935 students in
grades 10 through IL. Two new
teachers have Joined the fac
ulty, Mrs. Elizabeth Zimmer-
man, teaching French and Ed
win Wesley, teaching remedial
reading. The high school also
has a new nurse, Mrs. Betty
Magers and a new secretary of
the adult agriculture program,
Mrs. Reva Pearce. The first
P-TA meeting is scheduled for
October Is, 8 pm.