Parents and alumni reminisced at Dorie Miller Elementary School and others like it that are closing for good this summer in San Antonio.
Jenna Cardenas, 10, hugs her former third grade teacher Ms. Mulcahy at the Dorie Miller grand finale event Thursday.over the summer as part of San Antonio Independent School District’s effort to downsize amid falling enrollment, end-of-the-year ceremonies held an extra layer of meaning for current students, former students and educators.
Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Earlier in the evening, in keeping with that theme, one of the school’s current students, Brielle Sustaita, lit a candle inside a glass case, a metaphor for what the school has been for the Eastside community since 1952.
Andrea Guzman started first grade at Dorie Miller in 2005. Following in the footsteps of the teachers she was taught by at Dorie Miller, Guzman is now beginning her career as a dual language educator in San Antonio Independent School District.Some teachers, like Tondra Williams, spent their whole education careers at the school.
“It was such a surprise to know that my kindergarten teacher went from Mrs. Guerra to Dr. Guerra,” she said. “That was another form of encouragement.” “It was heartbreaking, because as a student myself on the path to become an educator, I wanted to experience my first year somewhere familiar, either Dorie Miller, or the campus where I was doing my clinical teaching,” she said.
Front office staff, who were checking in smiling parents, said it was a sad but important day before a reporter was asked to leave. Media was initially invited to the event through a district newsletter.
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