I knew I would miss Dommerich as much as I have.  The students and faculty I worked with will forever be in my heart.  Mr. Eldridge hired me and I taught at Dommerich for twenty years - one year in 3rd grade, ten years in 2nd grade, and nine years in 1st grade.  My family moved to DeLand in 1999 and I began teaching first grade at L.S. McInnis Elementary School that Fall.  I will be retiring this Spring, for a total of 36 years in teaching. 
     My husband and I travel on weekends and on school vacation times in our motor home, enjoying campgrounds and state parks.   We also visit our son and his family in Tennessee.  My granddaughter is now six years old and is to ready to begin first grade herself.  I look forward to the time I will now have to spend with her.

Dommerich was my home from 87 to 97.  I enjoyed watching the students’ enthusiasm about learning, their eagerness to have fun and most of all, be excited about belonging to this wonderful school.

I was brought to Dommerich Elementary from Ocoee Elementary by Mr. Richard Weidley to teach Gifted Education-Grades 1-5 in 1987.  I spent 4 years in Gifted, 3 years teaching 5th grade and 2 years in second grade before moving on to Union Park Elementary. 
     In 1987 I served as Dommerich's "Teacher of the Year" and was chosen later in that year, a the " National Teacher of the Year" for "Invent America"
     Over the nine years spent at Dommerich, I worked with the whole student body.  I dressed as Nicholas Gilman in authentic Colonial garb on Constitution Day explaining his role in the signing of the Constitution.
     Halloween, I was the deep-throated, mysterious storyteller dressed in a bright orange tie and flashy pumpkin socks.  All 520 students in the school were invited to my darken portable to sit among flickering pumpkins, cornstalks and vegetable men to hear "The Legend of the Jack-o-Latern"  I always enjoyed decorating my room for the Halloween season.
     The winter holiday took me to each classroom to share in the true swamp dialect of "The Cajun Christmas"
     I organized and escorted educational travel experiences for Dommerich, creating "The Colonial Club,” where we traveled to Colonial Williamsburg in full Colonial costumes.  We even marched that year in the Winter Park Christmas parade.
     Our class produced several classroom dramas, including "Tom Sawyer "that was viewed by every classroom in the school.
Our 5th grade class participated in "Biz Kids" each year and gained very valuable learning skills.
     Each year the entire school participated in the Dommerich Invention Convention, where all the students shared their inventions.  This was after I presented to the staff the curriculum of Invention.
     I retired in 2003 after 41 years of teaching in the elementary classroom.  I was a long ways from my humble beginnings in a one room school in the wilds of Idaho.  During those 41 years I was always willing to share with colleagues and students at each school, all that I had to offer.
    I would love to hear from any or all my former classroom students or the students who attended and remembered my storytelling, travel experiences to Washington and Williamsburg or remember any of the other special happenings you remember.
   Thanks for the wonderful memories and the special parents who supported us through the years..

What great fun to read the Classmate Sign-Up for Dommerich Reunion!  Mr. Rowe was kind enough to run it all off for me to read and keep.My years teaching at Dommerich were WONDERFUL.  I had more fun everyday teaching there for 26 years!  You students, your parents, the other teacher, and staff were the greatest.  I certainly am planning to be at the reunion.  I'm moving in January 09 from my home on Mojave Trail.  My new address will be: 1206 Springhouse Circle, Park Springs, Stone Mountain, GA 30087.  I would love to hear from so many friends with whom I spent those precious years.

I was hired by Bob Holbert and taught sixth grade until I became the Media Specialist. I enjoyed my ten years at Dommerich and hope the reunion is a great success. I retired in 1994 after teaching in Orange County for 35 and 1/2 years. Hugh and I sold our home in Dommerich Estates and moved to the montains of NC when he retire in 1998. We still visit in Orlando and hopefully can attend the reunion next May.  

What a great idea! I am truly looking forward to seeing everyone from the time that I spent at Dommerich teaching in the Gifted Program between the years of 1980-1995. They were among the most rewarding years of my life, and I remember those days fondly. Today, I am practicing as an attorney in the area of wills, trusts and estates; asset protection; and probate and trust administration though I continue to maintain my teaching certification just in case...

Hi, this reunion will be fun seeing all the teachers and all of the students!  I came to Dommerich in 1984 and stayed until 1999.  Being with all of you fabulous students and teachers was a highlight of my teaching career.  From there I went to Brookshire and stayed until this past June, 2008.  I’m still in my same house, so I’d love everyone to stop by say “hi.”  I look forward to your visits and seeing you at the reunion.

I taught First and Fifth Grades at Dommerich between 1989 and 1996.  I taught in many schools before I retired, but Dommerich was one of my favorites!  I remember more of those students than any other group I taught- they were exceptionally great kids.  My husband and I are retired from teaching and are now living in the mountains of North Carolina.  But when I heard of this reunion I started making plans for a trip to Orlando in May.  I hope to make contact with many old friends- both staff and students.