FROM THOSE WHO REMEMBER

Not just a school, but a way of life.

5 Comments Fall 1951 we moved from Minot ND to Cedar Falls for the beginning of my 3rd grade.
My experience may be somewhat more intimate than others as my father was a science teacher at the laboratory school from then until he retired and my Mother was secretary to the Dean of th...

Margaret Strubel and I shared a birthday

1 Comment During my high school days we were required to take a "foreign" language. I remember that the Spanish teacher had just arrived in CF. Maybe from that island just south of Key West. Her English was as difficult for me to understand as I'm sure my attempt at Spanish was for her. ...

Mrs. Albrecht's Memories

1 Comment As the wife of the high school principal, and mother of 4 MPLS students, my memory of MPLS is that it was a "home away from home" for us. From sporting events and dramas, to practices, performances, projects, and staff functions, MPLS was part of our family. The friendships I f...

My MPLS/NUHS FAMILY 1969-1978

Go comment! Aloha from Honolulu Hawaii, Pearl City Near Pearl Harbor. This is Romorrow, my life at MPLS/NUHS started at the age of 10 the same age and grade as my son Tre'vion. He is in 4th Grade. I would like to take this time to thank all my classmates and teachers and staff. You all had...

Memories of Joan Lawrence Teacher Aide Extraordinaire 1967-1993

Go comment! We have lost a true friend. She was a good person through and through. I admired her so much for her work with the kids. They respected her and her ability to keep order on the playground and in the lunch room made such a difference for us when we got them back in the afterno...

Family Ties

Go comment! I grew in CO, but my Dad (Jerel Nielsen) grew up in Cedar Falls and he and his siblings attended PLS as well as four of my cousins. When I was a kid, we would take tours of the school because my two uncles were faculty at the time. It was always special for me to see the schoo...