Sally Butler
When Thornhill Elementary School opened its doors, Sally Butler was there to be a part of its first kindergarten class Sept, 1958. Along with her sister, Sharon, who was in second grade, and her brother, Bill, who was in third, going to school everyday at Thornhill became a part of their lives.
Sally Butler graduated in the class of 1965, went on to Montera Middle School and then on to Skyline High School.
David Bonini
She later married Dave Bonini, who was in third grade when Thornhill School opened in 1958.
Their son Jason Bonini, entered kindergarten at Thornhill School in 1986-Sally Bonini will become Grandmother Bonini for the first time this June
During her son’s seven years at Thornhill, Sally was treasurer of the school’s parent-teacher organization for four years and chair of its Site Committee for two-during which they purchased and installed the lunch tables out back.
During 1988, Sally returned to Thornhill School as a noon supervisor. Within a year she became an Aide to the students in the Special Day Class, and has been there ever since.
She wears many hats at Thornhill, including working on purchase orders; she’s also one of the official fix-it people.
Sally has been a quilter for the past 20 years and owns her own craft business called Shoreline Creations. She spends as much time possible at her favorite home away from home in Dillon Beach.
Sally and her family have a long and deeply rooted history with Thornhill Elementary.
Dorothy Okamoto - Historian 2007
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In less than one month we will be celebrating the 50th anniversary on precisely the same date as the school did, 50 years ago. The re-dedication will take place at the school at 6:30 pm. Invites will be going out in the mail and if you, or someone else you know, should be on the list - please fill out the 'Contact Us' form at the end of the blog. The more, the merrier!
David Bonini
Good question. We managed to find a menu dating back to March 1959. It actually didn't sound too bad. No prepackaged items, all fresh and served up from the full-functioning kitchen. Not sure you'll find 'sloppy joes on mash potatoes' today on the menu, but I do like the sound of a Waldorf salad. The title at the top of the menu is quite interesting - 'Menu for type "A" lunches'.
"The most powerful memory I have of the music cabinet is going to the auditorium with a small group of kids for "folk dance" lessons. The teacher, who as I remember was quite flamboyant, used the cabinet to play records, and of course us boys were embarassed at having to dance with the girls. By the way, I'm pretty sure the folding chairs were the same too. I graduated in '68 from Thornhill!"
The school bus was approved by the district earlier in the year, stopping at both Thornhill and Montclair schools. The kids were picked up throughout the hills on the roads that were designated 'safe'. The bus service continued until 1959 when the service was going to be pulled, but continued a little longer after the parents rallied to raise money to maintain the service.
