Transcript Biography of Maureen M. Welch

By Dina T. – April 2006
Maureen Musset Welch was an amazing
influence to students and teachers.
Furthermore, she was such a lovely woman.
Because of her there is a school in Council Rock
that is named after her!
Maureen M. Welch was born February 19th 1935 in South
Orange NJ
She liked to roller skate
She took Piano lessons at age 5
She did not have any siblings
Her parents both attended college which didn’t happen much
in their time.
Her father’s name was Sebastian Musset, and her mother’s name
was Frances Musset.
Her father was an engineer and her mother was an elementary
school teacher.
Maureen must have gotten the idea to be an elementary school
teacher because her mother was one.
In 1958 she married Richard Mathew
Welch in South Orange New Jersey
In 1959 she gave birth to her first son
Richard Jr.
In 1961 she gave birth to her son Michael
In 1962 she gave birth to her youngest son
Robert
She began her career teaching at Mount Vernon Elementary
School
After that in 1970 she moved on teaching second grade at
Churchville Elementary school in the Council Rock School
District.
She had students that were always well behaved and eager
to learn
She was a strict but fair teacher
In 1985 she had retired from teaching
Her doctor had told her that she
had cancer
 in 1997 she died of cancer
A donation was made by Maureen’s sons in to
help to build a school.
They gave $500,000!!
The school was named after their mother.
Maureen M. Welch Elementary school
The school was finished in 2000.
The first principal’s name was James Marchesani,
he was honored to work at this school
There are about 35 classrooms with two computers and a TV
in each room
There are two computer labs and there about 30 computers
in each Lab
The library has around 23 computers and about 15,000
books!!!
The school even owns 30 Laptops
for the students to use!
The grades are from Kindergarten to
six
There is a Gym, Music room, art room
and there is a Library
During the years of 2005-2006 there
are near 720 kids in attendance each
day
Maureen M. Welch started out teaching at Mount Vernon
Elementary, moved on teaching at Churchville Elementary
school. And ended up having a school named after her in
Churchville Bucks County PA.