ParkmeadSchool.com is a website of, by and for students who attended Parkmead School, Walnut Creek, California anytime from Kindergarten through 8th Grade during the 1950s and 60s…the Golden Years of Parkmead. It is designed to provide visitors to this site with information, past and present, shared by the classmates of Parkmead School. Friends, family and anyone interested in Parkmead School are welcome to join the conversation. Let this be a meeting place where old friends can share stories, memories and photos as they continue, rekindle or forge new friendships.
Hi and thanks for creating this space for Parkmead “alum” 🙂
I started at Parkmead Elementary in Kindergarten, c. 1966 (“Mrs. Benko”) and stayed through 6th grade (1972-1973).
If I remember correctly, “Mr. Thomas” was our principal, and we were all terrified of him! He was a big man, and I distinctly remember him
coming into class and removing male students by the ear for a spanking (Thankfully, a thing of the past!)
Our family lived on Panoramic Way, and it was a wonderful part of my life. Our family moved away from Walnut Creek in 1978, and relocated to
Seattle. Currently, I am in Charleston, SC area.
Miss those wonderful years growing up in Walnut Creek.
Would love to see more photos of that time, and some of the teachers as well! If there are any Parkmead alum from that time
that would like to stay in touch, please feel free to contact me.
Thanks so much!
Lori (Sando) Pattillo-Awad
asfoora.awad@gmail.com
(843)847-8240