A Matter of Principal at P.S. 209
By Amy Goldstein |
October 29th, 2007 | Share This
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FOND MEMORIES: P.S. 209 Principal Jacquelyn Cannon, who died in May, was remembered as the "mother of the school." There's a push to rename P.S. 209 in her honor.
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When P.S. 209 principal Jacquelyn Cannon died in May, parents, teachers, and community residents realized they wanted to make sure the school retained the spirit of its much-loved leader.
Now, they’re hoping to go one step further – in renaming the school and a portion of 183rd Street on which the school sits in her honor.
“She was the mother of the school,” said Niya Mitchell, whose third-grade daughter, Ny’Rayah Mitchell, attended the school and whose first-grade son, Charles Fields, is in his second year there.
March 4th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I was a teacher in Jacquelyn Cannons school at PS 95 and at PS 209. I just heard of her death, and you can image how upsetting this is to me. I had a few questions. Was she still principal at the time of her death? Is there anyway that I could get an e-mail address or home address to send a card to her husband Barry. Any information would be helpful. Thanks
Stephanie