That was before centralization I assume. Salt Point students now attend Arlington or Hyde Park according to boundaries. I had a 4H leader back in the fifties who told us she rode horseback to Poughkeepsie High from Poughquag in order to get a high school diploma back when she was a girl. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara de Mare" <barbarademare@yahoo.com> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 10:12 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch > Hardly the boonies any more! I did a Dutchess COunty reminesences tour > recently, and was surprised at how grown up. I always thought Pleasant > Valley was far from Poughkeepsie, and now it is all one place! My parents > both granduated from Poughkeepsie High School, living in Salt Point. > > Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. > Historian, genealogist and attorney > 155 Polifly Road > Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 > (201) 567-9440 office > BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) > http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: quillpen1 <quillpen1@optonline.net> > To: nywestch@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 9:19:22 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch > > Jeepers, I'm so glad I'm way up here in Upstate NY in the boonies.....sort > of the boonies anyway.....the farms are fast disappearing! > > Maureen > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M.E.Sorensen" <jsorensen4@cfl.rr.com> > To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 9:52 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch > > >> Same in Fl. M.E. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bill Forshay" <billforshay@yahoo.com> >> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 7:46 PM >> Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch >> >> >>> Maureen: >>> >>> You should be down here in Texas, they are taking over everything. >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> quillpen1 <quillpen1@optonline.net> wrote: My youngest grandchild will >>> be >>> 12 next week and as far as I know has had no >>> "Spanish immersion" in Arlington School District here in Dutchess >>> County. >>> My >>> older grandson had none either in Hyde Park or Arlington. My >>> granddaughter >>> on the other hand speaks fluent Spanish because she took Spanish as a >>> major. >>> >>> I too would resent having Spanish or any other subject shoved down my >>> kindergartener's throat .....but then again I would have been at the >>> school >>> raising Hell......as a taxpayer I have the right to open my mouth. So >>> many >>> of today's parents are such sheep...except for my son who does not allow >>> my >>> grandson to be pushed around by adults.....in school or out. >>> >>> Maureen >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Barbara de Mare" >>> To: >>> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 6:38 PM >>> Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch >>> >>> >>>> My youngest grandchildren--Pre-K and 1st grade (going into G and 2nd) >>>> are >>>> in a full Spanish immersion program. They have to take the third grade >>>> state-wide tests in both English and Spanish and pass both to stay in. >>>> Although there are some native speakers, there are more English >>>> speakera >>>> in the program. Supposedly by 3rd grade you can't tell which is which. >>>> It is certainly good for teaching our kids Spanish which, as much as I >>>> resent it, is a necessity in today's business world. >>>> >>>> Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. >>>> Historian, genealogist and attorney >>>> 155 Polifly Road >>>> Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 >>>> (201) 567-9440 office >>>> BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) >>>> http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ---- >>>> From: Jan Miller >>>> To: nywestch@rootsweb.com >>>> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 6:03:46 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch >>>> >>>> Out here in Burlingame, last month school officials were delighted to >>>> discover $100,000. "extra" in the school budget to be able to continue >>>> "Immersion" classes in Spanish for KINDERGARTN AND 1ST GRADES! >>>> Two pages later there was an article about needing a Bond issue for >>>> needed >>>> items in the 2007-2008 year. >>>> Figure THAT one out! >>>> >>>> "Both sides of mouth talking" >>>> >>>> There were a lot of Italian immigrants whose kids came to my school. >>>> They >>>> learned rapidly, we gave them help and they could practice by >>>> translating >>>> at >>>> home to mama and papa. Worked really well and pretty fast, too!. >>>> Jan >>>> jgrellim@sbcglobal.net >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Marilynn Masten" >>>> To: >>>> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 12:26 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch >>>> >>>> >>>>> When I started school, in 1926, (yes, they had schools then) many of >>>>> my >>>>> schoolmates could barely speak English in Kindergarten, but by first >>>>> grade >>>>> they spoke English as well as we did. How? By playing with us. 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