Grandparents Day at Hillcrest Elementary School
Orlando (Fla.)
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Education--Florida
A student from Hillcrest Elementary School sitting with two women and a man in front of a homemade banner. The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) hosted an event for National Grandparents Day, where students' families visited the school.<br /><br />Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
Brandon, Steven
Original color photograph: Private Collection of Pam Brandon
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Hillcrest Elementary School, Orlando Florida
PTA Divas Dinner
Orlando (Fla.)
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Education--Florida
Members of the Hillcrest Elementary School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) wearing cooking aprons. The "PTA Divas" would dress up in costumes and serve dinner to faculty, staff, students, and their families to raise money for the PTA.<br /><br />Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
Brandon, Steven
Original color photograph: Private Collection of Pam Brandon
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Winter Park, Florida
PTA Divas in Costume
Orlando (Fla.)
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Education--Florida
Members of the Hillcrest Elementary School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) dressed in 1950s and 1960s costumes and holding culinary goods. The "PTA Divas" would dress up in costumes and serve dinner to faculty, staff, students, and their families to raise money for the PTA.<br /><br />Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
Brandon, Steven
Original color photograph: Private Collection of Pam Brandon
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Hillcrest Elementary School, Orlando Florida
Pam Brandon and Anne-Marie Hodges
Orlando (Fla.)
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Education--Florida
Pam Brandon and Anne-Marie Hodge dressed in 1950s and 1960s costumes. The photograph was taken in the kitchen at a Parent Teacher Association (PTA)-sponsored event for Hillcrest Elementary School.<br /><br />Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
Brandon, Steven
Original color photograph: Private Collection of Pam Brandon
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Hillcrest Elementary School, Orlando Florida
Culinary Confessions of the PTA Divas: Stylish Recipes and Saucy Secrets for the Everyday Gourmet
Orlando (Fla.)
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Education--Florida
Cookbooks
A cookbook created by Anne-Marie Hodges and Pam Brandon, who were members of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) at Hillcrest Elementary School. Hodges and Brandon began cooking and hosting dinners for teachers and the families of students. With encouragement and requests for their culinary creations, the cookbook was born.<br /><br />Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
Brandon, Pam
Hodges, Anne-Marie
Original color cookbook: Private Collection of Pam Brandon
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Hillcrest Elementary School, Orlando Florida
Hillcrest Elementary School Fifth Grade Class, 1952
Orlando (Fla.)
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Education--Florida
Hillcrest Elementary School's fifth grade class of 1951. Three rows of 31 children pose in front of the school. A teacher stands to the student's left.<br /><br />Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
Hillcrest Elementary School
Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Julia Rowe.
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Hillcrest Elementary School, Orlando Florida
Girl Scout Troop at Big Tree, 1951
Orlando (Fla.)
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Education--Florida
A Girl Scout troop from Hillcrest Elementary School visiting Big Tree, which is the oldest and largest cypress tree in the world. At the time of the photograph, the tree was 3,500 years old and measured 17x127 feet.<br /><br />Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Julia Rowe.
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Hillcrest Elementary School, Orlando Florida
Hillcrest Elementary School Report Card for Julia Hays, 1951-1952
Orlando (Fla.)
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Education--Florida
Hillcrest Elementary School report card for Julia Hays during the 1951-1952 school year. During the six-week term, students learned reading, language, spelling, penmanship, social studies, arithmetic, science, health, art, music, and physical education. The report card also notes how many days the student was present, absent and tardy as well as their height and weight.<br /><br />Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
Hillcrest Elementary School
Original 4-page report card and envelope: Private Collection of Julia Rowe.
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Hillcrest Elementary School, Orlando Florida
Miranda’s Spring Festival: An Operetta
Orlando (Fla.)
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Education--Florida
An invitation to Hillcrest Elementary School’s sixth grade operetta, "Miranda’s Spring Festival," which was held in the Hillcrest Elementary auditorium. A scarecrow and birds colored by students appear next to the event information.<br /><br />Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
Hillcrest Elementary School
Original color invitation: Private Collection of Don Weeden.
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Hillcrest Auditorium, Hillcrest Elementary School, Orlando Florida
Hillcrest Elementary School Sixth Grade Class, 1951
Orlando (Fla.)
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Education--Florida
Hillcrest Elementary School's sixth grade class of 1951. Three rows of 23 children pose in front of the school. The back of the photograph contains the signatures of 15 students.<br /><br />Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
Hillcrest Elementary School
Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Don Weeden.
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Hillcrest Elementary School, Orlando Florida
Disney’s Black Heritage Celebration, February 1998
Orlando (Fla.)
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Education--Florida
Walt Disney World (Fla.)
<em>Disney's Black Heritage Celebration, February 1998</em>, by Everett Spruill. The color painting includes the event's logo, signed by the artist and numbered 870/1000. Two color photographs appear below the painting featuring teachers and students from Hillcrest Elementary School visiting with Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (1913-2005), and costumed characters, Mickey and Minnie Mouse. The Walt Disney Company recognized Black History Month by hosting celebrities, shows and artists across its three Orlando theme parks and at Downtown Disney, its entertainment and shopping complex.<br /><br />Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
Spruill, Everett
Original color painting and color photographs: Private Collection of Aliette Corzo.
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Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida