“ Mrs. Fitzsimmons was my Kindergarten teacher and Mrs. Korintus was my 1st grade teacher,” Wilson recalled.“ They are the reasons why I wanted to become a teacher. You knew they truly loved their job and all their students.”
“ I had a teacher in second grade, Miss Fecsen, I was probably like a teacher’ s pet for her,” Duing said.“ I watered her plants and she would teach me math that was ahead of where the other students were. In fourth grade, my teacher, Miss Stockhausen, taught us how to do sign language, so when we played spelling bingo, we would spell out the words with the letters she taught us.
“ Brentwood made me who I am and the teachers I had at Elroy are who made me want to be a teacher,” Duing added.
Years later, it’ s the current Elroy and Moore teachers who are inspiring their students to become educators.
“ I recently had a student who is going to be a teacher,” Dietz said.“ She was doing observations in my room but I had her in my kindergarten classroom. It’ s kind of like,“ Oh, my, I remember when you were real little.’ It’ s special seeing them in a different time and grown up.”
These educators embody everything Brentwood Borough SD stands for: commitment, connection and community. Their stories remind us that while buildings may change, the heart of Elroy and Moore will live on through the people who learned and taught there and have great love for their school and students.
It has been an emotional period, but all the teachers also are excited about the opportunity to carry Elroy and Moore’ s heart and legacy forward into the new Brentwood Elementary School. Besides finally having air conditioning, there is anticipation and excitement about bringing all of Brentwood’ s K-5
Left to Right: Elroy teacher Christina Dietz during her student days; Elroy teacher Mindy Golvash
students, teachers, staff and the community together into a new, modern, forward-thinking building.
“ I’ m excited to meet all the Brentwood families,” Duing said.“ I’ ve never taught in a new school before, so I’ m excited about that- and having air conditioning. Because I work there( in Elroy) it keeps the memories alive from when I went there as a student. I don’ t want those to fade.”
“ While change is hard, I look forward to all the positive changes that will come with the new school,” commented Wilson.
“ I’ m really excited about the design of the new school,” Smith stated.“ The way the floors are being done in different colors to represent the Earth. We’ re all going to come together. Both Elroy and Moore are special places and I know when we come together in the new building it’ s going to be even more special.”
“ I love my kids; it’ s nice to know I’ ve left an impact on my students,” Golvash reflected.” I really care about Brentwood. We have great kids; great people. Brentwood is a great place.”
( Elroy Elementary School Principal Jennifer Zunic contributed to this story) rentwood Borough
SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
EXCITING TECHNOLOGY NEWS FOR FAMILIES
Brentwood Borough School District has some exciting news to share with you! As we prepare for the 2026-27 school year, we will be transitioning to Skyward’ s newest technology: Qmlativ. This new system will provide an updated interface, redefined processes, and better experience for our district families.
Like our previous software, Qmlativ will still provide upto-date information on your student’ s attendance, grades, upcoming assignments, and other important information at any time on your computer or mobile device. Your children will have their own accounts, where they will check grades, complete online assignments, and much more.
We encourage you to check out Skyward’ s parent resources for the Qmlativ toolkit at https:// www. skyward. com / parents-andstudents / qmlativ-toolkit / parents. Here, you’ ll find more information and training videos so you can get a head start on getting used to Qmlativ.
We are excited about the Qmlativ Family Access update for our students and their families. During the summer months, please check the district website( https:// www. bb-sd. com /) for updates.
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