The faces change from year to year, about as fast as the style of the clothes the students wear. The students and even the teachers come and go. The curriculum evolves, and so do the teaching methods.
But through it all, a school is one of those institutions that define a community.
Richey Elementary School has been part of New Port Richey for 50 years, longer if you consider classes were held there in 1957 before the building was officially opened for the start of the 1958-59 school year.
Staff members are celebrating the school's golden anniversary.
"We're still deciding exactly what we're going to do," said Kim Stratman, part of the six-member committee organizing the celebration. The plan is to have an event in May, near the end of the school year.
The committee would like to hear from anyone who attended Richey Elementary from 1958 to 1990. Organizers are looking for former students who can share their stories, photos and mementos from their time at the school.
Ideally, current students could come and see what their school looked like back in their parents' and grandparents' days and hear stories from those who once sat in their classrooms.
Organizers are particularly interested in hearing from families that have had more than one generation attend Richey Elementary, Stratman said.
For information, call Stratman at (727) 774-3500, or e-mail kstratma@pasco .k12.fl.us. Committee member Becky Rice can be e-mailed at becky.1.rice @gmail.com.
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