Ocean View Elementary School

This is where I went to school from kindergarten through fourth grade… basically where I was formed.
Though I’m not far away from Ocean View, I haven’t been back to the little campus in a while, but I can tell you that the facilities have cleaned up since I was a wee thing. The buildings are well taken care of, the grounds nicely kept.
Parking lot and street parking get crazy around quitting time, so I notice the smart parents stowing their cars a couple of blocks away and walking to retrieve their kids.
It’s off the busiest street in Whittier (Whittier Blvd.) so traffic isn’t bad. They have crossing guards before and after school planted in each major intersection. The school itself is situated in a quiet single-​family home community. Pretty tranquil.
I made some good memories here, making a ceramic «Wild Thing» after we read the book in my second grade class, sifting for gold when we were doing a history section on the Gold Rush. My favorite teacher would read those Little Ms. and Mr. books, like Little Miss Sunshine or Mr. Wrong.
It’s a nice little suburban elementary school. It worked out for me.