Blanka Stratilova:
CLASS OF 1989
Notre Dame DeLourdes SchoolClass of 1989
Swarthmore, PA
Ridley High SchoolClass of 1993
Folsom, PA
Cardinal O'Hara High SchoolClass of 1990
Springfield, PA
St. Robert Elementary SchoolClass of 1984
Chester, PA
Blanka's Story
Born in Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) 03-22-1974
as Blanka Topilova ("ova" at end of name denotes female).
Immigrated to Austria with my family in 1983, lived there 6mo. applying to get permission (green card) to come to USA.
Came to (SE) PA, USA 12-19-1983
as Blanka Topil (dad's last name was used on my green card to have a matching name).
When starting school I was held back 1yr due to not knowing English.
1984 St. Roberts 3rd grade (partial year)
'85-'89 Notre Dame de Lourdes 4th-8th grade
1990 Cardinal O'Hara High School 9th grade (partial year)
(1 year out of the coun...Expand for more
try, in CZ, which put me another year behind. US didn't recognize the year I went to school in CZ)
'91-'93 Ridley High School 9th (partial year) -11th
Became a US citizen 1993 and name changed again to Blanka Stratilova (fiance's name, to make it easier on not having to get my passport and other documents re-done, to update name, after we were married)
Last year in Ridley I was Stratilova.
1993 moved out of the area to NW PA, up by Erie.
1993 got my GED
1993-'94 went back to CZ again and got married.
Have remained in NW PA ever since coming back in 1994
(last updated 2-17-2021)
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