Histomap of Clyde MIller

By cmcgovern

  • The Duffy School

    Original Clyde Miller, although it was known as "The Duffy School" was opened in a five room building on 22nd, north of Colfax, in the town of Fletcher. The town was renamed Aurora following a fight over water rights.

  • Clyde Miller school opened

    First buidling known as Clyde Miller school opened on Colfax and Tower the 1955-1956 school year. It began as a 5 room buidling and was opened by Jim Burns and Susan Becker Bently. At that time, schools were small and Jim was the administrator of both Clyde Miller and Paris Elementary School.
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    Principalships at "Old" Clyde Miller

    James Burns (opened Clyde MIller on 22nd street)
    Arvin Lankeview
    Sue Bentley

  • Aurora Public School District and Cherry Creek School District formed

    In 1957, approximately 30 schools in the area made the decision to come together as a district, thus forming Aurora Public School District and Cherry Creek School District. Some say that the decision to do so resulted from the US Dept of Education decision to add science to school curriculums.
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    Principalships from 1981 to present

    Principal turnover has been high and exact years are unclear, the principalships (at current site) are as follows:
    Maurice Bickford, opened Clyde in 1981-1986 "Mr. B"
    Jack Nelson
    Suzanne Perry (3 interims within 1 1/2 years due to Dr. Perry's illness)
    Nanette Haistings
    Dee Kreisman
    Diane Gaddin
    Kathleen Garvey (Sullivan)

  • Clyde Miller opened as a K-5 school

    Maurice Bickford opened the school at the current site at Colfax and Espana. The land was donated by a real estate developer.
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    Mr. B

    First Principal of Clyde Miller

  • 4 Room Addition

    4 Room Addition
    Rooms A,B,C,D were added. Those rooms currently hold three 5th grade classrooms and the preschool room.

  • Clyde Miller K-5 switched to a 4-track year-round school

    Instead of letters denoting tracks, APS decided to name the tracks in colors: orange, green, yellow and purple.

  • National Conference on Year Round Education

    Suzanne Perry, Principal, presented at the conference in Orlando, Florida on the year round, track schedule. She discussed how she organizes the color-coded tracking system, such as hanging colored flags outside that correspond to the tracks that are in session.
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    Nanette (Almon) Haisting, Principal

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    Diana Gadison, Principal

  • Back to traditional calendar

    Clyde Miller went back to traditional calendar due to decreased enrollment numbers

  • 6th grade was added

  • 7th Grade was added

  • New Attendance Areas

    Aurora Public Schools decided to change attendance areas for the 2010-2011 school year. Clyde MIller was to have experienced a tremendous loss of enrollment (approximately 125 students) from the communities of Foxridge, Woodshire and Singletree. Current principal, Kathie Garvey, proposed changing Clyde Miller to a K-8 in order to maintain enrollment. APS BOE agreed and the school was scheduled to add a 7th grade class for the 2011-2012 year.

  • Breakfast in the Classroom began

  • 8th Grade is added, completing Clyde Miller's P-8 designation