SUPERINTENDENT ’ S
M E S S A G E
BY DR . AMY M . BURCH
As we embrace the warmth and vibrancy of the summer season , I am delighted to present to you this edition , filled with stories that celebrate our cherished traditions and highlight our plans for the future . Our community is a tapestry of rich history and forward-thinking innovation , and this issue reflects the spirit and resilience that define Brentwood .
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE rentwood Borough SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
The demolition phase of the project has come to an end and did not exceed the awarded contracted rate . At the time of submission for this publication , the new building documents were not finalized . The winter edition of InBrentwood Baldwin Whitehall magazine will include an update elementary building project .
BRENTWOOD MUSIC TEACHER HIT A HIGH NOTE TURNING 100
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By Kiersten Finnigan , Brentwood student
A beloved former Brentwood music teacher , Marian Brown , is poised to celebrate an extraordinary milestone as she reaches the remarkable age of 100 . Mrs . Brown was born in Brentwood and attended Elroy Elementary , where her early love affair with music began to blossom .
Growing up on Catskill Avenue near “ the Hollow ,” Mrs . Brown recalls the sunny , summer days in which she would spend hours picking flowers from the field of violets . Brentwood Towne Square looked very different during her middle school years with a bakery and department store as the gathering places in town . Mrs . Brown ’ s high school years were filled with many happy memories of playing the flute in the Spartan Marching Band .
A 1941 graduate from Brentwood High School , a proud member of a class of 200 students , Mrs . Brown set her sights on Indiana University of Pennsylvania ( IUP ) to study music and education at a time when not many women pursued higher educations . Mrs . Brown attended IUP during WWII and graduated with a degree in music . “ There were not many men in my college classes , all eligible men left for service and there were only two men left in my class at graduation time ,” said Mrs . Brown . After graduation , Mrs . Brown returned to the comfort and familiarity of Brentwood in 1964 and started teaching music for the district at Elroy and Moore Elementary in 1965 . “ I decided to move back because I like Brentwood , it ’ s home . We bought our first house for $ 15,000 ,” said Mrs . Brown , a home she still lives in today .
As a Brentwood student and teacher , Mrs . Brown saw many changes throughout the school district . The main noticeable change were major developments within the school . “ When I became a teacher , I walked up and down flights of steps from classroom to classroom because we had no elevators , now there is at least one in the middle / high school and both elementary schools ,” said Brown .