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In the television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', the '''Springfield Elementary School''' is the school which [[Bart Simpson]], [[Lisa Simpson]] and their fellow students attend.
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{{Noticeline|For the level in ''[[The Simpsons Skateboarding]]'', see [[Springfield Elementary (Simpsons Skateboarding)]]}}
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|town= [[Springfield]]
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|owner= [[Springfield's state#Education|State government]]
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|appearance= "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]"
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The school is hilariously under-funded. For instance, there is a cinder block in place of a regulation tether ball, and has several incompetent teachers.  It was revealed in "[[Lisa Gets an "A"]]" that Springfield Elementary was once voted "The Most Dilapitated School in Missouri", then it was moved brick by brick to Springfield.  The lunch meals are also sub-standard as referenced in [[The PTA Disbands]] and numerous other episodes.
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'''Springfield Elementary School''' is an elementary school which [[Bart Simpson]], [[Lisa Simpson]], and many other children of [[Springfield]], such as [[Nelson Muntz]], [[Janey Powell]], [[Martin Prince]], [[Ralph Wiggum]], and [[Milhouse Van Houten]] attend.  
  
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The school's address is 16 Plympton Street.
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The principal is [[Seymour Skinner]] and its superintendent, who often visits the school, is [[Superintendent Chalmers]]. The school's mascot is a puma.<ref>"[[Separate Vocations]]"</ref><ref>"[[Pokey Mom]]"</ref>
  
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The school's design and apparent floorplan is identical to Ainsworth Elementary School in Portland, Oregon. [[Matt Groening]] attended Ainsworth as a child. The floorplan is also identical to East Springfield Elementary school, exept the rooms are of different lessons.
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== Profile ==
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Springfield Elementary is around two stories high, and contains a Gym and a Cafeteria. The basement includes a steam tunnel. At one point, there was somewhat of a steeple on top of the school roof. The floorplan is identical to that of [[West Springfield Elementary School]].
  
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In the television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', '''Springfield Elementary School''' is the name of the school that [[Bart Simpson]], [[Lisa Simpson]] and their peers attend.
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There is a field trip memorial that shows the names of the students who never came back from a field trip;<ref>"[[Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade]]"</ref> it is equal to ''the {{W|Vietnam Veterans Memorial}} Wall'' in [[Washington, D.C.]] . [[Groundskeeper Willie]] constantly has to edit the wall, and is very sad and angry when he must engrave the name of a student with a long name, like Bart and Lisa Simpson.
  
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Horribly underfunded and suffering from the incompetence and apathy of its administration, teachers and staff, Springfield Elementary is a satirical comment on the state of publicly funded schools and education in the United States. As an illustrative example and parody of the lengths to which some schools are willing to go in an attempt to overcome underfunding, some Springfield Elementary School students (specifically Cletus and Brandine's children) are purposely excluded from state or federal standardized testing regimes. The impetus being the maintenance of artificial school-wide averages and therefore basic levels of government support—a practice not unheard of in the United States and other systems where funding is tied to test results.  
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=== Condition ===
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Springfield Elementary is heavily underfunded. With almost constant reductions in the budget the school has been forced to use rather bizarre methods to make up for the lack of funding.
  
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Established in episodes "[[Separate Vocations]]" and "[[Pokey Mom]]", the school's mascot is a [[cougar|puma]]. Notably revealed in the episode "[[Lisa Gets an "A"|Lisa Gets an 'A']]", Springfield Elementary was at one time voted "The Most Dilapidated School in Missouri"—it was then moved, brick-by-brick, to Springfield. It has been stated many times that the school is filled with asbestos.  Underfunding of the school has resulted in a variety of troubling scenarios for students and staff. Sub-standard facilities abound, including a [[cinder block]] having replaced the school's [[tether ball]], cafeteria food made from circus animals, shredded newspaper, and old gym mats (only the teachers eat [[french fries]] made from potatoes), among others.
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[[File:4th Grade Classroom.png|thumb|200px|left|The fourth grade classroom.]]
  
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For a few episodes the school also had a tower with a winding staircase within which led to an observation area. This has since been removed. Other short period additions include a disabled ramp access system built by the local [[mafia]] and other constructions. In one episode the presentation hall is bulldozed to make way for a mini-mall.  
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It has been stated many times that the school is filled with asbestos. Underfunding of the school has resulted in a variety of troubling scenarios for students and staff. Sub-standard facilities abound, including a cinder block having replaced the school's tether ball, cafeteria food made from circus animals, shredded newspaper, and old gym mats (only the teachers eat French fries made from potatoes), among others. It was revealed that Springfield Elementary was at one time voted "The Most Dilapidated School in Missouri" and was then moved, brick-by-brick, to Springfield.<ref>"[[Lisa Gets an "A"]]"</ref> The school is overcrowded because of insufficient funds to build more classrooms.  
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In addition, the teachers are less than average, known for their lack of ability to teach, and are seen smoking and drinking within the school premises.
  
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The school's address is 19 Plympton Street, revealed in the episode "[[Bart on the Road]]" when Principal [[Seymour Skinner]] receives an envelope addressed to the school containing his airline tickets to Hong Kong.<ref name="Bart on the Road"/>
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Before Bart came to the school and before Lisa was born, the school had a swimming pool and Groundskeeper Willie was the swim coach. Skinner took the pool out when he spent an entire weekend inside it, among lots of worms, which made him what he is today. This was a prank made by [[Andy Hamilton]], a former student of the school.<ref>"[[Pranks and Greens]]"</ref>
  
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==Administration and Administrative staff==
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The school was once shown to have a tower with a winding staircase within which led to a fornification area, where Skinner asked [[Patty]] to marry him.<ref>"[[Principal Charming]]"</ref><ref>"[[Marge Gets a Job]]"</ref> Other short period additions include a disabled ramp access system constructed by local [[Springfield Mafia|mafia]] funding. The auditorium was once bulldozed to make way for a mini-mall.
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===Principal W. Seymour Skinner===
 
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{{main|Seymour Skinner}}
 
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Skinner is the principal of Springfield Elementary School, and a stereotypical educational [[bureaucrat]]. He struggles to control the crumbling school and is constantly engaged in a battle against its inadequate resources, apathetic and bitter teachers, and often rowdy and unenthusiastic students ([[Bart Simpson]] being a standout example). He often tries to exploit [[Lisa Simpson]]'s [[genius]] to make the school look good. His birth name is Armin Tamzarian.<ref>{{cite episode | title = The Principal and the Pauper | episodelink = The Principal and the Pauper | series = The Simpsons | serieslink = The Simpsons | airdate = 1997-09-28 | season = [[The Simpsons Season 9|9]] | number = 2}}</ref>
 
  
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===Superintendent Chalmers===
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At one time, Groundskeeper Willie accidentally struck oil and the school built a large drilling rig on top of the building. Unfortunately, [[Mr. Burns]] took the oil first and Springfield Elementary was made even poorer due to the cost of deconstructing the drill.<ref name="Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)">"[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]]"</ref>
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[[Image:C-chalmers.jpg|150px|Chalmers|thumb|right]]
 
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'''Superintendent Gary Chalmers''', voiced by [[Hank Azaria]], is the [[Superintendent (education)|superintendent]] of [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield's]] [[Springfield Elementary School|school]] district. He first appeared in the episode "[[Whacking Day]]". Chalmers is a strict and largely humorless man, with a short temper and low tolerance for disorder or rule-breaking; his general manner and personality like that of a military officer. Whenever he visits Springfield Elementary, some sort of disaster strikes. He produces extreme anxiety in [[Seymour Skinner|Principal Skinner]], who offers increasingly improbable stories to explain what is happening. Chalmers is known for throwing open the doors to the room and bellowing "SKIN-NER!!!" or "SEY-MOUR!!!", to which Seymour stammers "S-Superintendent Chalmers!" (in fact, as shown in the episode "[[Future-Drama]]", which takes place in the future, the superintendent is practically a [[persistent vegetative state|vegetable]], only capable of saying his trademark line). His catchphrase has caused some [[paranoia]] in Skinner (as seen in "[[Lisa's Date with Density]]"). On a few occasions he says Skinner's name this way when absolutely nothing has gone wrong, implying that he either pronounces Skinner's name this way by habit, or does it on purpose to scare him.
 
  
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Chalmers's own competence and dedication to his job are questionable. He let [[Ned Flanders]] allow the school to descend into anarchy when he was principal, freely admitting that he had fired Skinner for far less, explaining simply that "Skinner really bugged me." He seems disturbingly unconcerned with the school's decline, saying that "the way America's public schools are sliding, they'll all be like this in a matter of months. I say enjoy it — it's a hell of a toboggan ride!" He also promotes people based on personal bias as opposed to actual competence, promoting Principal Holloway, described by Skinner as a "drunk" and Chalmers as a "pill-popper", to assistant superintendent, overlooking the efforts made by Skinner to improve his school's standing.
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Springfield Elementary was partially converted to a prison to support funds.<ref name="The PTA Disbands">"[[The PTA Disbands]]"</ref>
  
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In several episodes, such as "[[Bart the Fink]]", Chalmers was seen dating [[Agnes Skinner]] (much to Seymour's dismay), although in other episodes he has mentioned he is married. He was mistakenly called "[[Super Nintendo]] Chalmers" by [[Ralph Wiggum]] in "[[Lisa Gets an "A"]]". His first name was revealed to be Gary in "[[Yokel Chords]]". In the DVD commentary to "22 Short Films About Springfield", ''Simpsons'' creators noted that Superintendent Chalmers seems to be one of the few "normal" characters on the show and is frequently alone in his awareness of the show's zaniness.
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The school's address is 19 Plympton Street.<ref>"[[Bart on the Road]]"</ref> When Springfield underwent [[The Bob Next Door|an economic crisis]], Springfield Elementary, as a result of the cutbacks from the slump, significantly shortened the school day to no school at all.
  
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===Leopold===
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Underneath the school was once an oil well (which was accidentally discovered by Groundskeeper Willie while burying Superdude the hamster) which lead Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers to welcome everyone's ideas of how to spend the money (some rather ridiculous). Mr. Burns then began to steal the oil from the school, which not only resulted in the loss of their fortune, but the cost of deconstructing the oil platform above the school placed it in a far worse financial state than before, forcing Skinner to get rid of nearly everything in the school. Mr. Burns was shot later. It was believed that Skinner was the one who shot him, supported by his going to the Bathroom. However, while he did intend to ambush Burns and kill him, he was not the one who shot him, as he had mixed up his camouflage facepaint with his mother's makeup while attempting to put camouflage on when it happened.
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Voiced by [[Dan Castellaneta]], Leopold was Superintendent Chalmers' assistant. He was a surly, snarling one-trick pony; when Principal Skinner had to be temporarily replaced, Leopold stomped in, issued vague threats, and terrified the children, making them think he was the replacement, and then suddenly politely introduced the actual substitute, [[Ned Flanders]]. The children then collectively sighed with relief. The gag was repeated when Marge Simpson became a substitute teacher in the episode "[[The PTA Disbands]]".
 
  
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===State Comptroller Atkins===
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The school also held a Medieval festival but the festival was disrupted by Groundskeeper Willie. But Principal Skinner blames Bart on Groundskeeper Willie's prank and expels him. But Bart was returned back as an apology probably by Superintendent Chalmers who then scolds Principal Skinner for expelling the wrong culprit and been told by one Bart's friends who been witnessed the prank.
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Voiced by [[Hank Azaria]].
 
  
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Comptroller Atkins has only made a handful of appearances. In "[[Lisa Gets an "A"]]" he was sent to deliver the basic assistance grant Springfield Elementary earned after Lisa cheating on a test brought the school's GPA up to the state's minimum requirement; in this episode, if Otto's impersonation of Atkins is accurate, he is originally of Canadian origin. He appeared later in "[[Saddlesore Galactica]]," where he moderated the elementary school band competition at the state fair. He planned to give Lisa the unusually large good sportsmanship award until he heard her call the first place band cheaters for using glowsticks in their performance, at which point he said, "now I'm just going to be sick."
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It is surprising that the school has managed to stay open with all the problems it has. It was also one of the few landmarks that wasn't destroyed during [[Trappuccino]], much to Bart's disappointment.
  
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==Teachers/Faculty==
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Many of the staff are less than thrilled to work there and are often involved in relationships with one another, they have even been known to get involved in "school yard rumbles" with the students.
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===Edna Krabappel===
 
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<div style="clear:both"></div>Edna Krabappel is a teacher in the fourth grade at Springfield Elementary. In some episodes she is shown as being a very bad teacher who doesn't care if her students, especially Bart, get bad grades.
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=== Faculty ===
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{{main|Springfield Elementary School faculty}}
  
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===Elizabeth Hoover===
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=== Current and former Students ===
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[[Image:Ms. Hoover.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Miss Hoover]]
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{{main|Springfield Elementary School students}}
  
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'''Elizabeth Hoover''' (first appearance: [[Brush with Greatness]]; full introduction: [[Lisa's Substitute]]) is the 2nd Grade teacher at Springfield Elementary, voiced by [[Maggie Roswell]] and [[Marcia Mitzman Gaven]] while Roswell was involved in a pay dispute.  Miss Hoover has been worn down by her years in the public school system, and is not against drinking significant quantities of [[alcohol]]. She is very apathetic and bored with her job, and seems overwhelmed with stress, seeking whatever remedies she can to alleviate it. She is often seen smoking even while teaching, once even under a "No Smoking" sign in the assembly hall. Her desperate attempts to regain her stability include rushing out of class to recite "Calm blue ocean, calm blue ocean" with her eyes closed, and even, on two occasions, getting into her car and driving off.
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== Rooms ==
  
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She is in particular weary of dealing with [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]]'s unbridled enthusiasm (though initially she seemed proud of Lisa) and [[Ralph Wiggum|Ralph]]'s mishaps and inanities. A typical response to one of his difficulties is, "The children are right to laugh at you, Ralph." She was replaced by a substitute teacher, '''Mr. Bergstrom''', when she thought she had [[Lyme disease]]. It turned out that her condition was [[psychosomatic]], which the children thought that meant that she was both "faking it" and "crazy." At the beginning of the series , her hair was blue, which changed to red, then changed to brown (her current hair color).
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=== Teacher's lounge ===
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[[File:Teachers' Lounge.png|250px|right|thumb|The exterior of the Teachers' Lounge.]]
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The Teachers' Lounge is a place in the school where the teachers relax. It takes up two floors. It was the centre of a fight between the 4th Grade and 5th Grade teachers.  
  
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===Dewey Largo===
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[[Image:Dewey Largo.png|left|200px|thumb|Mr. Largo]]
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Voiced by [[Harry Shearer]], '''Dewey Largo''', often mistakenly called "Prof. Ludwig", is the music teacher, whom Lisa credited with proving that any piece of music could have the soul sucked out of it. He is very uncreative and is a poor [[Conducting|conductor]].
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File:Teachers' Lounge interior.png|The interior of the Teachers' Lounge.
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File:Teachers' Lounge fight.png|The teachers' fighting.
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File:Teachers' Lounge room below balcony.png|The room below the upstairs balcony.
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File:Ready to go back in.png|Miss Hoover, having been kicked out of the lounge, gets ready to go back in.
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He has not played a large role in the series, but was originally intended to be an uptight [[Comedic foil|foil]] for Lisa, and her non-conformist ways. In one episode, however, in which Lisa first meets Bleeding Gums Murphy, he criticizes Lisa's creative freedom with the piece he is conducting, and blatantly hopes that the class won't suffer from her creativity. In one issue of the Simpsons comic, he is mentioned to be head of the school's "Talent Restraint Board". After the first few seasons, Mr. Largo was rarely seen and only appeared in approximately one episode per season. However he has since resurfaced as a recurring character in the seventeenth season, making appearances in several episodes. His backwards push was noted in "[[Homer to the Max]]". When Lisa notes that some TV shows push characters into the background, Mr. Largo walks by the window.
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=== Auditorium ===
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The auditorium, named "Butthead Memorial Auditorium" by the students,<ref>"[[Lisa on Ice]]"</ref> is where school assemblies and performance are had.
  
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In the 17th season episode "[[My Fair Laddy]]", after Willie left Springfield Elementary, the groundskeeping work was passed on to the next lowest person employed at the school, which turned out to be Largo. In "[[See Homer Run]]", it was "visually suggested" that [[Waylon Smithers]] was caught in an act of impropriety (of a [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] nature) with Largo and then verbally attempted to cover it up afterwards. Also in the 17th season in the episode "[[Homer's Paternity Coot]]" it is revealed that Largo was accepted to the [[Juilliard School]], but never got the letter as it was frozen atop Mount Springfield. He ended up at Springfield Elementary instead.
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=== Gym ===
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File:Springfield Elementary Gym.png|Gym
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File:Bombardment.png|[[Coach Krupt]] teaching [[bombardment]]
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File:Greased School Dance.png|[[School Dance|School dance]]
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File:Bart the Bad Guy promo 8.png|Another school dance
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Another interesting note is Mr. Largo has banned the "forbidden music" also known as "Pop Goes The Weasel". His last name is also an Italian word for a slow, broad musical [[tempo]], a possible reference to the fact that he can make any piece of music uninteresting.
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=== Music room ===
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The [[Springfield Elementary School Band|school band]] rehearses here under their music teacher [[Mr. Largo]].<ref name="The PTA Disbands"/><ref>"[[Moaning Lisa]]"</ref><ref>"[[Lisa's Date with Density]]"</ref>
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===Brunella Pommelhorst===
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=== Library ===
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[[Image:MrsPommelhorse.png|thumb|200px|right|Brunella Pommelhorst]]
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The school has its library with an [[Librarian|older librarian]]<ref>"[[The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace]]"</ref> and also a {{ap|Martha|librarian|younger librarian}}<ref>"[[Bartless]]"</ref> who are also shown being librarians at [[Springfield Public Library]].
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The school gym teacher, voiced by [[Tress MacNeille]]. First appeared in "[[Moaning Lisa]]", although her name isn't mentioned until "[[The PTA Disbands]]" (Her full name is also printed in [[The Simpsons One Step Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued Yet Again]]). Mrs. Pommelhorst is seen sometimes in crowd shots, but rarely speaks. She has blond hair and usually wears a whistle and takes a tough-as-nails approach to teaching. In "[[Little Girl in the Big Ten]]", she decides that because of the oath she took on ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess|Xena]]'', she has to fail Lisa but decides to let her make it up by taking private lessons. In a more recent episode, "[[My Fair Laddy]]", she decides to go leave for the year and return the next semester as "Mr. Pommelhorst, the new shop teacher." Her name is very likely derived from a fixture in gymnasiums, the [[Pommel horse]].
 
  
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===Coach Krupt===
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'''Coach Krupt''', voiced by [[Hank Azaria]], is a [[gym]] teacher who is obsessed with the game [[Pin Guard|Bombardment]], where he just hits students with balls relentlessly, even ignoring medical orders that would prevent him from assaulting his students. He also plays this game with bread rolls in restaurants. He is the substitute teacher for [[#Brunella Pommelhorst|Ms. Pommelhorst]] who is taking a [[leave of absence]], because she's recovering from [[sex reassignment surgery]]. Krupt has a wife and two children, a boy and a girl. Coach Krupt was seen in the episode "[[My Fair Laddy]]".
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File:A Chair of One's Own.png
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===Audrey McConnell===
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=== Art room ===
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Third grade teacher, introduced in "[[Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade]]". Uncharacteristically for a teacher at Springfield Elementary, she doesn't seem as downbeat or exasperated as Edna Krabappel or Ms. Hoover, displaying a certain degree of cheerfulness, confidence and competence, at least until the [[buddy system]] fails.
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===Mr. Kupferberg===
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=== Computer lab ===
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Mr. Kupferberg is the French teacher who can't speak French, as exposed by Lisa. He is voiced by [[Hank Azaria]]. He spoke only within one episode, and appeared in after episodes.
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===Groundskeeper Willie===
 
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Springfield Elementary School's groundskeeper and custodian who lives in a shack behind the school. He hails from North Kilttown, Scotland.
 
  
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===Otto Mann===
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=== Cafeteria ===
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Otto Mann is the bus driver of Springfield Elementary. His apparent sole pastime is playing the guitar, which, according to him, was "all [he] did when [he] was growing up." His catch-phrase is "Alright!" and he is much endeared by students of Springfield Elementary, especially Bart.
 
  
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===Lunchlady Doris===
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The cafeteria (also called the lunchroom) is where the students eat their lunches. [[Lunchlady Dora]] and her staff prepare the food often shown to be low-quality in an adjacent kitchen.
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[[Image:Lunchlady Doris.png|thumb|Lunchlady Doris]]
 
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'''Lunchlady Doris Peterson''' (originally voiced by [[Doris Grau]]) is an overweight, middle-aged, and laconic worker at the [[Springfield Elementary School]] [[cafeteria]]. During school cut backs, she also served as the school nurse and in the episode "[[Much Apu About Nothing]]" she was seen as a mail carrier. She has served many distasteful things to the students, including whole beef [[heart]]s, horse [[testicle]]s, and ground-up gym mats. She has been implied to have a relationship with [[Groundskeeper Willie]], and her son is [[Squeaky Voiced Teen]].
 
  
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After Grau's death in [[1995]], Lunchlady Doris was retired out of respect for over 10 years.  Due to the delay between recording some episodes and the time they actually air, Grau's voice was included in episodes airing as late as 1997 such as "[[Lisa's Sax]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snpp.com/guides/doris.html|title=http://snpp.com/guides/doris.html}}</ref>. Lunchlady Doris then became a silent background character and was mostly been seen in crowds and groups of other faculty members. She continued like that until she speaks in the 18th season during "[[The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer]]", where she is voiced by [[Tress MacNeille]].
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=== Principal's office ===
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===Dr. J. Loren Pryor===
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=== Nurse's office ===
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'''Dr. J. Loren Pryor''' is the school psychiatrist. He is based on an early design for [[Seymour Skinner]]. He first appeared in [[Bart the Genius]], and it was his decision to send [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] to the school for above-average children. He is also the one Bart goes to when he wants to go back to his regular school. In [[Bart Gets An F]], he tells Bart that he may have to repeat the 4th Grade. His voice saying this echoes around Bart's head. He then appears again, discussing Bart's problems at school and Lisa's special gift in a flashback sequence of "[[Lisa's Sax]]". Pryor does not appear again until "[[See Homer Run]]", when he tells Lisa that she is going through a developmental condition. He then makes many other appearances.
 
  
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===Myra===
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The nurse's office (also named infirmary as shown on the door) is where the students medical needs are tended to by [[Miss Phipps]], the flustered worrywart school nurse.<ref>"[[Bart Gets an "F"]]"</ref> Sometimes [[Lunchlady Dora]] is the school nurse citing budget cuts.<ref>"[['Round Springfield]]"</ref>
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Myra has only appeared once, in "[[We're on the Road to D'ohwhere]]", as Principal Skinner's [[secretary]], but [[Matt Groening]] has said that she will appear again in season nineteen.{{fact|date=September 2007}}
 
  
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==Students==
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{{main|Springfield Elementary School Students}}
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File:Ineirmary.png|Hallway outside the school nurse
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==Name of South Carolina school==
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=== Janitor's closet ===
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In 1994, the naming of a new elementary school in [[Greenwood, South Carolina|Greenwood]], [[South Carolina|S.C.]] was left up to the students, and the name ''Springfield Elementary'' was chosen. The school board was unaware of the connection to ''The Simpsons'' until a protest by one group of parents. The name stood for the school, which opened in August 1994 [http://www.gwd50.org/SPR-Web/springfieldelementary.htm].<ref>http://www.snpp.com/other/articles/briefhistory.html</ref>
 
  
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=== Boiler room ===
  
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[[Category: Places]]
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In the basement of the building where the boiler is located.<ref>[[Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily]]"</ref> Notable events exclude [[Groundskeeper Willie]] striking oil while burying the dead gerbil [[Superdude]].<ref name="Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"/>
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== Non-canon ==
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{{Noncanon}}
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=== Video games ===
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In ''[[The Simpsons Road Rage]]'', the school is a possible drop-off location in the {{ap|Evergreen Terrace|Simpsons Road Rage}} level. The hallway can be driven through and [[Willie's shack]] can be destroyed by driving into it. Through a window, the words "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)|This is not a clue... or is it?]]" are seen on a blackboard in what is presumably the [[Fourth Grade]] classroom.
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In ''[[The Simpsons Skateboarding]]'', the school is featured prominently in the {{ap|Springfield Elementary|Simpsons Skateboarding}} level.
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In ''[[The Simpsons: Hit & Run]]'', the school can be visited in Levels {{ap|Level 1|The Simpsons: Hit & Run|1}}, {{ap|Level 4|The Simpsons: Hit & Run|4}} and {{ap|Level 7|The Simpsons: Hit & Run|7}}. The school roof can be climbed on with the help of air vents. It is possible to enter the hallway where a number of missions are assigned. Within the hallway, the fourth grade classroom is visible and events can be viewed such as Willie getting hit by a rake or Ralph sticking a pencil in his nose. The player can interact with Principal Skinner (Levels 1 and 4 only) and set off the fire alarm and a fire extinguisher.
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In Level 7 it has been turned into [[Springwart's School of Magicry]].
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=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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{{TranscludeSection|The Simpsons: Tapped Out buildings/Schools|SpringfieldElementary}}
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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In the opening credits the school is featured with Bart writing lines on a [[Chalkboard gag|blackboard]]. The school's design and apparent floorplan is identical to Chapman Elementary School in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]].
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=== Name of South Carolina school ===
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In 1994, the naming of a new elementary school in Greenwood, S.C. was left up to the students, and the name ''Springfield Elementary'' was chosen. The school board was unaware of the connection to ''The Simpsons'' until a protest by one group of parents. The name stood for the school, which opened in August 1994.<ref>http://www.simpsonsarchive.com/other/articles/briefhistory.html</ref>
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For the level in The Simpsons Skateboarding, see Springfield Elementary (Simpsons Skateboarding).
Springfield Elementary School
Springfield Elementary School.png
Location Information
Town: Springfield
Use: Education
Owner: State government
First appearance: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"

Springfield Elementary School is an elementary school which Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson, and many other children of Springfield, such as Nelson Muntz, Janey Powell, Martin Prince, Ralph Wiggum, and Milhouse Van Houten attend.

The principal is Seymour Skinner and its superintendent, who often visits the school, is Superintendent Chalmers. The school's mascot is a puma.[1][2]

Profile[edit]

Springfield Elementary is around two stories high, and contains a Gym and a Cafeteria. The basement includes a steam tunnel. At one point, there was somewhat of a steeple on top of the school roof. The floorplan is identical to that of West Springfield Elementary School.

There is a field trip memorial that shows the names of the students who never came back from a field trip;[3] it is equal to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. . Groundskeeper Willie constantly has to edit the wall, and is very sad and angry when he must engrave the name of a student with a long name, like Bart and Lisa Simpson.

Condition[edit]

Springfield Elementary is heavily underfunded. With almost constant reductions in the budget the school has been forced to use rather bizarre methods to make up for the lack of funding.

The fourth grade classroom.

It has been stated many times that the school is filled with asbestos. Underfunding of the school has resulted in a variety of troubling scenarios for students and staff. Sub-standard facilities abound, including a cinder block having replaced the school's tether ball, cafeteria food made from circus animals, shredded newspaper, and old gym mats (only the teachers eat French fries made from potatoes), among others. It was revealed that Springfield Elementary was at one time voted "The Most Dilapidated School in Missouri" and was then moved, brick-by-brick, to Springfield.[4] The school is overcrowded because of insufficient funds to build more classrooms. In addition, the teachers are less than average, known for their lack of ability to teach, and are seen smoking and drinking within the school premises.

Before Bart came to the school and before Lisa was born, the school had a swimming pool and Groundskeeper Willie was the swim coach. Skinner took the pool out when he spent an entire weekend inside it, among lots of worms, which made him what he is today. This was a prank made by Andy Hamilton, a former student of the school.[5]

The school was once shown to have a tower with a winding staircase within which led to a fornification area, where Skinner asked Patty to marry him.[6][7] Other short period additions include a disabled ramp access system constructed by local mafia funding. The auditorium was once bulldozed to make way for a mini-mall.

At one time, Groundskeeper Willie accidentally struck oil and the school built a large drilling rig on top of the building. Unfortunately, Mr. Burns took the oil first and Springfield Elementary was made even poorer due to the cost of deconstructing the drill.[8]

Springfield Elementary was partially converted to a prison to support funds.[9]

The school's address is 19 Plympton Street.[10] When Springfield underwent an economic crisis, Springfield Elementary, as a result of the cutbacks from the slump, significantly shortened the school day to no school at all.

Underneath the school was once an oil well (which was accidentally discovered by Groundskeeper Willie while burying Superdude the hamster) which lead Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers to welcome everyone's ideas of how to spend the money (some rather ridiculous). Mr. Burns then began to steal the oil from the school, which not only resulted in the loss of their fortune, but the cost of deconstructing the oil platform above the school placed it in a far worse financial state than before, forcing Skinner to get rid of nearly everything in the school. Mr. Burns was shot later. It was believed that Skinner was the one who shot him, supported by his going to the Bathroom. However, while he did intend to ambush Burns and kill him, he was not the one who shot him, as he had mixed up his camouflage facepaint with his mother's makeup while attempting to put camouflage on when it happened.

The school also held a Medieval festival but the festival was disrupted by Groundskeeper Willie. But Principal Skinner blames Bart on Groundskeeper Willie's prank and expels him. But Bart was returned back as an apology probably by Superintendent Chalmers who then scolds Principal Skinner for expelling the wrong culprit and been told by one Bart's friends who been witnessed the prank.

It is surprising that the school has managed to stay open with all the problems it has. It was also one of the few landmarks that wasn't destroyed during Trappuccino, much to Bart's disappointment.

Many of the staff are less than thrilled to work there and are often involved in relationships with one another, they have even been known to get involved in "school yard rumbles" with the students.

Faculty[edit]

Main article: Springfield Elementary School faculty

Current and former Students[edit]

Main article: Springfield Elementary School students

Rooms[edit]

Teacher's lounge[edit]

The exterior of the Teachers' Lounge.

The Teachers' Lounge is a place in the school where the teachers relax. It takes up two floors. It was the centre of a fight between the 4th Grade and 5th Grade teachers.

Gallery[edit]

  • The interior of the Teachers' Lounge.

  • The teachers' fighting.

  • The room below the upstairs balcony.

  • Miss Hoover, having been kicked out of the lounge, gets ready to go back in.

Auditorium[edit]

The auditorium, named "Butthead Memorial Auditorium" by the students,[11] is where school assemblies and performance are had.

Gym[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Music room[edit]

The school band rehearses here under their music teacher Mr. Largo.[9][12][13]

Gallery[edit]

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Library[edit]

The school has its library with an older librarian[14] and also a younger librarian[15] who are also shown being librarians at Springfield Public Library.

Gallery[edit]

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Art room[edit]

Gallery[edit]

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Computer lab[edit]

Gallery[edit]

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Cafeteria[edit]

The cafeteria (also called the lunchroom) is where the students eat their lunches. Lunchlady Dora and her staff prepare the food often shown to be low-quality in an adjacent kitchen.

Principal's office[edit]

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Nurse's office[edit]

The nurse's office (also named infirmary as shown on the door) is where the students medical needs are tended to by Miss Phipps, the flustered worrywart school nurse.[16] Sometimes Lunchlady Dora is the school nurse citing budget cuts.[17]

Gallery[edit]

  • Hallway outside the school nurse

Janitor's closet[edit]

Boiler room[edit]

In the basement of the building where the boiler is located.[18] Notable events exclude Groundskeeper Willie striking oil while burying the dead gerbil Superdude.[8]

Non-canon[edit]

Donut Homer.png The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed.

Video games[edit]

In The Simpsons Road Rage, the school is a possible drop-off location in the Evergreen Terrace level. The hallway can be driven through and Willie's shack can be destroyed by driving into it. Through a window, the words "This is not a clue... or is it?" are seen on a blackboard in what is presumably the Fourth Grade classroom.

In The Simpsons Skateboarding, the school is featured prominently in the Springfield Elementary level.

In The Simpsons: Hit & Run, the school can be visited in Levels 1, 4 and 7. The school roof can be climbed on with the help of air vents. It is possible to enter the hallway where a number of missions are assigned. Within the hallway, the fourth grade classroom is visible and events can be viewed such as Willie getting hit by a rake or Ralph sticking a pencil in his nose. The player can interact with Principal Skinner (Levels 1 and 4 only) and set off the fire alarm and a fire extinguisher.

In Level 7 it has been turned into Springwart's School of Magicry.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out[edit]

This section is transcluded from The Simpsons: Tapped Out buildings/Schools. To edit it, please edit the transcluded page.
Springfield Elementary
Image Cost Build time Reward Sell price Conformity increase Availability Unique? Dimensions - D x W
Springfield Elementary Tapped Out.png Cash.png3,750 60m XP.png375
Skinner 		Cash.png937 Obedience +10 Level 9
We Do Need Yes Education Pt. 2 		Tapped Out Tick.png 5 x 13
Internal Name Groups Tiles ID
SpringfieldElementary Vandal, Mrs. Muntz Go on Dates Group Grass, Pavement 4

Behind the Laughter[edit]

In the opening credits the school is featured with Bart writing lines on a blackboard. The school's design and apparent floorplan is identical to Chapman Elementary School in Portland, Oregon.

Name of South Carolina school[edit]

In 1994, the naming of a new elementary school in Greenwood, S.C. was left up to the students, and the name Springfield Elementary was chosen. The school board was unaware of the connection to The Simpsons until a protest by one group of parents. The name stood for the school, which opened in August 1994.[19]

Appearances[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Separate Vocations"
  2. ↑ "Pokey Mom"
  3. ↑ "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade"
  4. ↑ "Lisa Gets an "A""
  5. ↑ "Pranks and Greens"
  6. ↑ "Principal Charming"
  7. ↑ "Marge Gets a Job"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "The PTA Disbands"
  10. ↑ "Bart on the Road"
  11. ↑ "Lisa on Ice"
  12. ↑ "Moaning Lisa"
  13. ↑ "Lisa's Date with Density"
  14. ↑ "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace"
  15. ↑ "Bartless"
  16. ↑ "Bart Gets an "F""
  17. ↑ "'Round Springfield"
  18. ↑ Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily"
  19. ↑ http://www.simpsonsarchive.com/other/articles/briefhistory.html


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