William B. Ward Elementary School

William B. Ward Elementary School

Location
New Rochelle, New York, USA
Information
Type	Elementary school
Established	1959
Principal	Franco J. Miele
Assistant Principal	John A. Fogliano
Website	ward.nred.org

William B. Ward Elementary School is an elementary school, comprising grades Kindergarten through 5. It is part of the City School District of New Rochelle serving New Rochelle, New York. Ward School was recognized as a national Blue Ribbon school of excellence in 1987-1988.^[1].

History

The school opened in 1959. It was built on a 13-acre (5.3 ha) tract donated to the school district by the Ward family, which had owned and operated the Ward Baking Company.^[2] In 2007, a brief dust devil struck the back blacktop of the school.

References

New Rochelle, New York

History	First Presbyterian Church • Fort Slocum • Jacob Leisler • Knickerbocker Press Building • Leland Castle • Lispenard-Rodman-Davenport House • New York, Westchester and Boston Railway • Pioneer Building • St. John's Wilmot Church • Thomas Paine Cottage • Thomas Paine National Historical Association • Trinity-St. Paul's Church • Wildcliff

Areas	Bonnie Crest • Wykagyl

Downtown	Metro-North station • New Roc City • Post Office • Sound Shore Medical Center • Trump Plaza • WVOX

Education	City School District of New Rochelle • New Rochelle High School • The College of New Rochelle • Iona College • Iona Preparatory School • Salesian High School • The Ursuline School • Thornton Donovan School

Recreation	City Park Stadium • Glen Island Park • Mazzella Field • Hynes Center • The New York Athletic Club • Wykagyl Country Club

Islands	Columbia Island • Davids' Island • Execution Rocks • Huckleberry Island • Neptune Island • The Pelham Islands

The arts	Forty-five Minutes from Broadway • The Dick Van Dyke Show • Thanhouser Company • Terrytoons