Stanley G Oswalt Elementary School

Let me first say that the teachers deserve 5 stars because they are absolutely amazing. I am giving the ladies in the office a 1 star rating because they are RUDE and unprofessional. I hope OSWALT finds new staff for their office because they misrepresent what Oswalt stands for. I’ve been bringing my children to Oswalt for the past few years and every encounter i have over the phone and in person with these women has always left a bad taste in my mouth. I honestly believe they hate their job or have personal issues that need to be dealt with. Oswalt needs to let go of these people and find new people because they give Oswalt a bad name!!!

Hello Unilocalers! About Oswalt academy. This is now my daughters 3^rd year attending. With my observations, I believe this school receives more credit than it should. Let me start off with the faculty. The «ladies» in the office. What ever happened to representing yourself professionally? You’ve got an office manager that brings in her daughter to work. Wears itty bitty shorts and dyes her hair a bright pinkish/​orange and wears dark hooker lipstick. Looks pretty trashy and tasteless to me. At LEAST not appropriate for school grounds. And you have a dress code, but ONLY for the students. I think it should all be addressed within all faculty as well. YOU REPRESENT the school! The rest of the other woman in the office have somewhat of an attitude. And are just plain DUMB!
I’ve read that the previous principal and VP were quite outstanding. However, with Mr. Despard. I can NOT state anything really. I have not had a conversation with him just yet.
I must say a big Thankyou to Mrs. Bongiorno. She was my daughters Kindergarten teacher. She is on point with her teaching abilities. (It shows through the children’s work) Very organized and does her job well! At first you may think she is hard on the children, but then you will realize how much you appreciate the hard work she puts in for your child! She is now a first grade teacher.
My daughters 1^st grade experience was a JOKE! Ms. Gomez. I honestly feel that the children were robbed the whole year! That teacher is LAZY! Unorganized. Couldn’t even reply to my emails. And when she responded to one of them, she never even answered my question. During back to school night, there was absolutely NOTHING to show. Nothing progressed for my child nor the other children. No homework, no projects, no nothing. Just sharing this with you all just boils my blood. Those that have seen Ms. Gomez, her «teaching» is just as equal as to how she looks. The only positive, is that she is nice. Sorry my dear, but nice isn’t going to teach my child anything.
and last. My daughters teacher this year is Ms. Yang. I’ve requested for this teacher and fortunately got lucky! Since the incident last year about the poor teachings my daughter had. I was curious to see what was in store for next year. So, we decided to pay visit to the other classrooms during back to school night. I must say that Ms. Yang’s classroom truly displayed excellence! I am looking forward to homeworks and projects! And knowing that my child receives the proper education!
Overall, I think there needs to be some change. And parents need to speak up!
P. s. There needs to be some change with the parking/​drop offs. Needs a better system.

3 of my kids attended oswalt starting back in 2005. back in 2005 when the principal and vp were mrs. rameriz & mrs. solis everything was ran fine and i never had any issues. the issues started when mr. despard became principal. my daughter had an issue with bullying and nothing was done, he wanted my daughter to be friend the little girl! why would my daughter wasnt to be friend her when the little girl was bullying her? my youngest son’s kinder teacher mrs. white is horrible she’s very forgetful, she isnt on top of homework, she tells you that you can contact her through email or text but never replies and if she does reply she never has an answer for you she always tells you to look on the school website. i feel like my son was robbed his first year in school because she was a horrible teacher and i wasnt the only parent who felt this way every parent whos child was in her class felt the same way when i brought up my concerns to the principal nothing was done! my daughter had a sexual harassment incident and this was when i took my kids out of this school. the only thing that they did was have the other student put in counselling and that was it. mr. despard never emailed or called to see how my daughter was doing he never showed any concern or compassion toward the situation. do i recommend this school to anyone no!!! its horrible the only reason why i kept my kids there was because i was trying to give them the best education and oswalt does have high test scores but thats because thats all they care about they dont care about the students feelings and when situations occur they are not handled properly. there was some good teachers that we loved but that school needs major improvement starting with the principal!!!

I’ve been happy with the school yes there are issues issues but all schools have issues.

Class of 2001! =]
Back in the day, when Dr. Wertz was principal, school life was awesome. He’d remember every kids’ names (crazy!) and he’d dress up like Santa in December and give away candy canes. No one messed with Dr. Wertz, he was just fantastic.
School lunches were so tasty too! Turkey gravy with mashed potatoes and harvest bread and their weird pizza squares with an inch of cheese and chocolate milk from Driftwood. They even sold ice cream bars, popsicles, and beef jerky for 30 – 35 cents each back in the day too. Those were the days!
I also remember not doing so well academically and was placed in ESL for some years, weird… I ended up finishing Nogales with honors and going to UCD… haha
That being said, when my brother started Oswalt 7 years after I left, things changed for the worst. Ms. Ramirez became principal and numerous vice principals came and went. My brother, yes, is a bit bratty and stubborn, but he’s a good kid. There was a female bully that was double his size and kept picking on him. But the meanest and dumbest principal (Ms. Ramirez and some Filipino vice principal) figured it was my brother doing all the bullying. They didn’t investigate and eventually suspended my brother. WTF! I hated her guts for doing that. It was just drama, drama, drama. (I’m glad to say she’s gone! WOOHOO!)
Anyway, despite my disappointment with how that situation was handled, the school still strives as one of the best in the area (it’s a Rowland Unified School, shocker huh?). Every year, teachers and students get smarter and smarter, it’s crazy how brilliant they become after they leave Oswalt. My only other issue with this school is the fact that it’s now serving K-​8 (my brother was one of the 1^st 8^th graders). Kids here are pretty sheltered and most of them won’t go to Nogales or Rowland High and when they do they feel out of place.
Man, do I miss the Dr. Wertz days… =/

strange, i was in the class of ’94 as well and i sure as hell don’t remember any of these people. i also don’t remember learning much of anything other than awkwardly socializing, how to freeze and unfreeze at the sound of bells and whistles, and that i was the world’s best four-​square player. but, when you’re that young, i guess that’s what you take away from elementary school.
looking back, oswalt seemed like a quality school with quality teachers and faculty. for opinions of its current staff, i guess you’ll have to read the blog of some 9 year-​old who goes there which, nowadays, shouldn’t be too hard to find.
yes, the turkey and gravy lunches were spectacular and what i wouldn’t do to taste it again. i often wonder if they’re still being served. to any parent with a child attending oswalt: please tweet them and ask.
and to any 9 year-​old blogger who knows that oswalt does indeed still serve turkey and gravy lunches and wants to rub my nose in it: at least i didn’t have to wear a uniform, punk.

Have to agree with my fellow C/​O ’94 folks… This place was fantastic. Great place to build a foundation… we all seem to be doing pretty well for ourselves 14 years later. I think that speaks louder than anything else.

Whoohoo for Oswalt! Man, we (c/​o 94) were so lucky to be able to attend this school… We had portables back then, but it was still great. Handball with the slices… I so miss turkey and gravy. Haha.

c/​o ’94 represent! Good times here. Heard that things changed a lot, but I got nothing but love for good ol’ Oswalt.

Best Elementary School, EVER!!! c/​o ’94
I cannot vouch for what it has become today though. Now Oswalt hosts grades K through 8^th (crazy huh?). And, it’s an ACADEMY NOW!!! It’s lierally HARD to get your kid into this school (from what I’ve heard from friends who work the D.O.).
Memories? Great friends, awesome playground, handball, tetherball, monkeybars, running the track, softball tournaments and nice hot lunches (chicken patty, chicken nuggets, rowland burger, turkey and gravy).