School Info
South Olive Elementary
Contact Us

Principal
Dr. Saara Saarela-Vening
Main Office: 561-202-0200
Fax: 561-202-0250
Administration
- Admin Assistant to Principal: Kimberly Miller
- Assistant Principal: Mrs. Dava R. Hamerling
Office Staff
- Front Office Secretary: Christina Gomes-Guimba
- Data Processor: Mary Malone
- Treasurer / Bookkeeper: Marcia Merritt Turmond
- Technology Coordinator: Jesse Powell
- School Nurse: Nurse Collins
- Attendance Clerk: Christina Gomes-Guimba
- Registrar: Mary Malone
Coordinators
- ESE Coordinator: Casey Rose
- ESOL Coordinator: Kerry Van Weddingen
- Title IX: Dava Hamerling
- Single School Culture Coordinator: Hara Klimantiris
- SBT Leader: Kerry Van Weddingen
- 504 Designee: Alexa Kokotoff
Mental Health Team
- Certified School Counselor: Alexa Kokotoff
- Behavioral Health Professional: Daneen Sanabria
- School Psychologist: Lauren Brightwell
Additional Staff
- Afterschool Site Director: Jim Anstead
- Athletics: Ulrike Vernachio
- Media Specialist: Michelle Dunlap
- Speech: Lisa Butcher Sheppard
- Cafeteria Manager: Steven Viola
- PTA: SouthOlivePTO@gmail.com
Translators
- Spanish Translation: Lidia Yanes
About Our School
Hours: 8:00-2:05
School Grade: B
Enrollment: 504
Grades: K-5
Opened: 1954
Dress Code: Uniform Required
Mascot: Tiger
Colors: Blue & Gold
School ID: 572
Region: Central
Location
Address: 7101 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33405
Directions: I-95 to Forest Hill Blvd. East to Olive Ave. Turn South (right) and go 2-1/2 blocks. School is on the West (right) side.
