For Anne Barr, the first principal at West Woods Elementary School in northwest Arvada, it's hard to believe 20 years have passed since the school opened its doors.
Barr helped with planning the school, picking out furniture, buying books for the library and classrooms, and hiring teachers.
"It's gone by so fast," said Barr, while standing in the entryway to the school at the 20th anniversary open house on Sept. 29.
Barr retired from Jeffco Schools in 2004, but remarked on how the student population has continued to grow.
"It's just booming out here," she said, noting the temporary classrooms stationed out front.
West Woods was built with money from the 1992 Jeffco Schools bond issue. During its first year, the school housed 375 students. This school year, 791 students call West Woods home.
"That's the biggest change, adjusting to that number of kids and staff," said Anne Campbell, who has worked as the principal's secretary since the school opened. "We have five classrooms for every grade now, so it's large and it's hard to put into words all the changes over the years."
A favorite activity for sixth-grader Brayden Schatz, also the student council president, is the school's annual field day.
But for Campbell, the best thing about the school is the people.
"The staff is the most wonderful piece for me," she said. "They are my second family."
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