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Sixth Avenue Elementary Celebrates 50th Anniversary

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Sixth Avenue Elementary Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Sixth Avenue Elementary students and staff members, past and present, celebrated 50 years of service to the Aurora Public Schools community at an open house on Tuesday.

Sixth Avenue was one of more than a dozen schools built during the 1950s, a period of rapid growth for Aurora. The Aurora Public Schools started with one grade school in 1892 and has grown into the sixth largest school district in Colorado, serving more than 32,000 students.


	“We have many good memories of the years our children went to school here. It’s amazing to see the new construction improvements the school has received." - Gayle Baker, former APS teacher whose children attended Sixth Avenue during the 1970s.

CBOC chair Mary Berrigan tours the remodeled school with some Sixth Avenue elementary students.

CBOC chair Mary Berrigan tours the remodeled school with some Sixth Avenue elementary students..

In addition to celebrating the golden anniversary, students provided guided tours of the school’s building remodel, funded with bond dollars approved by district voters in 2002.

A Sixth Avenue Elementary student explores her newly remodeled classroom.

A Sixth Avenue Elementary student shows off her new classroom.

The remodeling project was designed to expand and modernize the school, which serves more than 600 students. Additions include six classrooms, music and art rooms, a large, modern media center, a cafeteria, a new entrance and administrative offices. In addition, a new heating and air conditioning system was added to the building.


	“Thanks to our community members for supporting the bond, we’re able to meet the needs of our students now and in the future. Students and staff members have a renewed sense of pride in our school,” - Karla Groth, Sixth Avenue principal.

APS bond projects are resulting in improvements at every school in the district.

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