Thruston Elementary

Spinach and Pink Rice
Spinach and Pink Rice
Spinach and Pink Rice
Here's a Throwback Thursday tribute to Thruston Elementary School and the school lunches we had there.  While we typically enjoyed what we got to eat at Thurston, not everyday was rainbows and rectangular pizza.  No!  Some days were just horrifying.  About once a month, we were served one of the nastiest combinations in the history of the food pyramid.  I think every single student who attended Th
#TBT: The Thruston Fall Festival
#TBT: The Thruston Fall Festival
#TBT: The Thruston Fall Festival
Thruston Elementary School, peeps!  Who remembers the Fall Festival?  I was scrolling through Facebook Sunday and happened across Debbie Crowe's new Facebook cover photo.  Of course, back in the day, she was Mrs. Taylor and everyone at Thruston LOVED her bewitching alter ego.  In fact, "Witch Taylor" was just one of my favorite parts of the Thruston Fall Festival.  It was one of the cool
A Thruston Throwback Thursday
A Thruston Throwback Thursday
A Thruston Throwback Thursday
Over the weekend, my friend Lana McLimore visited her mother's church here in Owensboro.  And look who she ran into.  Coach Marx!!  If you went to Thruston Elementary School, there are some things about Mr. Marx you definitely remember!
A Blast from the Past
A Blast from the Past
A Blast from the Past
If you went to Thruston Elementary School, this is going to bring back a ton of memories from hanging out at the playground and the concession stand at the baseball diamonds.  You will never guess what I found this week.  LOOK!!
The Elementary School Library
The Elementary School Library
The Elementary School Library
To get ready for the Read Across America event Saturday at Towne Square Mall, I stopped by to see librarian Patti Moore at Newton Parrish Elementary school.  As soon as I walked in the room and saw the shelves full of books, I had instant flashbacks to the library at Thruston Elementary School where Mrs. Nation was the librarian.  And almost just as instantly, I started recalling the books that sh
Meet Jump Rope Girl [Video]
Meet Jump Rope Girl [Video]
Meet Jump Rope Girl [Video]
I remember Jump Roping for Heart one Saturday morning at Thruston School.  Dozens of us elementary school kids were there, back in the day, to jump rope and raise money for the American Heart Association.  Our gym teacher, Mr. Marx, put Irene Cara's "Fame" on the record player and off we went.  We were going to live . . . or jump rope . . . forever and light up the skies with our names.