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Jerabek Elementary celebrates 40 years

Students, staff, faculty, administrators and volunteers attend Jerabek Elementary School’s 40th anniversary ceremony on June 1. (photo by John Gregory)

Jerabek Elementary celebrates 40 years

Forty years ago, a handful of teachers and parent volunteers herded a group of students out from their temporary classrooms at Miramar Ranch Elementary School and paraded them several blocks to the site of Jerabek Elementary, their new school.

The year was 1978 and some of the teachers who were present that day returned this year on June 1 to attend a special reception and ceremony at Jerabek Elementary School to commemorate the school’s 40th anniversary. Diane Pali Belliveau and Stacy Wible are two of those teachers. Belliveau was a kindergarten teacher and Wible taught first grade in the early days of the school. Their new classrooms were close and they could easily see one another during the day. They remember connecting immediately, forming a close bond. Both recalled that first day when they moved to the new school.

“We gathered them up by classroom and we got parents to help us out, and we just walked down the streets and came over here,” Belliveau said.

Before the new school was finished, the students who would attend Jerabek had classes in the portable classrooms at Miramar Ranch Elementary. Essentially, there were two schools within a school.

Diane Pali Belliveau (left) and Stacy Wible were teachers when Jerabek Elementary School first opened. (photo by John Gregory)

Jerabek Elementary began with eight teachers in September of that year. By January, there were 12 and the number kept growing. There were about 35 teachers by the third year of the school’s existence.

The first day and the parade to the new school were an exciting experience for everyone involved.

“Kindergarteners are excited about everything,” Belliveau said. “So, we just herded them together.”

The school was named in honor of Chauncy Jerabek, the head gardener and horticulturist for the old Scripps estate. He was present for the school’s ribbon cutting in 1978 and, wearing a three-piece suit, addressed the crowd.

Wible recalled Jerabek’s speech. He was 84 years old at the time, and she wondered if he was a bit lost as he was making a noise for the children: “clickety-click-click.” He was telling the kids about when he was a student in a small wooden classroom.

“He was imitating the woodpeckers that would peck on (his) school building when he was a boy,” Wible explained. 

“He said he wished his mother was there to see it (the dedication),” Wible said. “He even said she thought he would amount to nothing. … He passed away four months later.”

Kristie Joiner, Jerabek Elementary School principal. (photo by John Gregory)

As classes continued throughout the year at the new school, and for the years to follow, the teachers and staff became a close team.

“We did things as a staff to make us feel cohesive because when you bring in people who don’t know each other and plunk them down as a staff, there’s no norm set, there’s no protocol set,” Belliveau explained. “We had that rare opportunity of building a school from the block walls up and bringing that heart that you always want to bring in for teachers and children. It stayed, I can see that.”

Belliveau taught at Jerabek until 1995 and Wible was there full-time until 2007. The two have witnessed the school change and grow, and they marveled at the computer lab. They remembered a time when someone collected spare computer parts in an attempt to build computers for the classrooms. There was a debate about whether they should have PCs or Macs. Eventually, volunteers donated the first computers.

“One thing hasn’t changed, and that’s the support the community has given from the very beginning of the school, how they just helped us get settled in,” Belliveau said. “The FFO (Family Faculty Organization) was formed and the support obviously is continuing.”

“The FFO has always been very supportive,” Wible agreed.

This youngster was among the students who spoke at the Jerabek Elementary School 40th anniversary ceremony. (photo by John Gregory)

Jerabek Elementary was named a California Distinguished School in 1987, only nine years after opening, Belliveau said.

Today, Principal Kristie Joiner oversees the school’s daily operations. She has completed her fourth year as principal, noting that she was glad to provide stability and implement a students-first policy, especially in light of the fact that she became the fourth principal at the school in five years when she arrived.

“When I came in, I just had to pull everybody together and kind of get on a path,” she said. “We had about three goals. One was to improve achievement. The second one was to change our culture from an adult-centered culture to a child-centered culture. … The third was to relentlessly pursue kindness and positivity on our campus. … Just getting back to the business of kids and achievement.”

A special anniversary ceremony was held the afternoon of June 1. Jerabek students performed the entire ceremony, with children making speeches and the school choir providing the musical highlights. The event ended as former faculty, staff and administrators led the crowd in a spirited rendition of Jerabek’s school song.

This was an even bigger day at Jerabek Elementary because the anniversary ceremony was soon followed by the opening of the school’s annual Ranch Roundup carnival, a major fundraiser held each year at the campus.

Jerabek Elementary students gather for the ceremony. (photo by John Gregory)
The Jerabek Elementary School choir provided the musical portion of the ceremony. (photo by John Gregory)
Chauncy Jerabek participates in the opening ceremony for Jerabek Elementary School in 1978. (courtesy photo)
Artwork from Jerabek Elementary School students was on display in the Multi-Purpose Room. (photo by John Gregory)
Chauncy Jerabek sits near the school’s sign on the day opening ceremonies were held for Jerabek Elementary School in 1978. (courtesy photo)
Former faculty, staff and administrators of Jerabek Elementary School lead the school song at the closing of the ceremony. (photo by John Gregory)
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