School History

John Barclay Elementary School opened its doors to students in September 1965 and is named after John Barclay, a prominent citizen in the area in the late 1700s.

The school was dedicated on Oct. 10, 1965. Beginning in 1990, the school's 25th year, the date has been celebrated as the school's birthday.

Barclay school principals have been Mr. Francis Priolo, Mr. George Kallenbach, Dr. Violette Auteri, Mrs. Carolyn Ambler, Dr. James L. Brown, Mr. Leonard Schwartz, Mrs. Dale Scafuro, Mr. Daniel Estep and Dr. Joe Brereton.

Yearbooks of past years at Barclay, including a bicentennial year yearbook, can be found in the school library. For the school's 50th anniversary, the school opened a time capsule that was mostly made by the children of Barclay's 25th anniversary year. During the 50th year, a new time capsule was made, and awaits the 75th anniversary.