Ashton Elementary celebrates reaching for the stars for 40 years
Students and alumni mark the 40th anniversary for Ashton Elementary School.
By
Amanda Morales
| 10:43 a.m. January 29, 2016
Sarasota
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Ashton Elementary School marked the 40th anniversary with songs of celebration and familiar faces.
The Friday morning breakfast program was an opportunity for former faculty and students to reflect on the past at Ashton Elementary. Music teacher Joan Tracey led students in several songs and performances for guests.
It was followed by a look into the future with a tour of the newly dedicated Shooting Star technology lab. Equipped with a 3-D printer and tablets that were made possible through the Ashton PTO and Gulf Coast Pet Supplies.
Old friends Bennie Hansen and Pam Monson greet each other.
Sarasota County Schools Elementary Education Executive Director Laura Kingsley and Ashton Elementary Principal Christopher Renouf.
Former administrative staff and teacher Kathy Houghton and Pam Monson
Sarasota County School Board Member Jane Goodwin and Chair Shirley Brown
Students performed for alumni and former faculty members.
Copies of the first Ashton Elementary newsletters.
Second-grade students Vivian Setiano and Chloe Haga perform the song "All-Star."
Yearbooks traced back to 1976 when Ashton Elementary School opened.
Ashton Elementary alumnus Brooks Tracey with his mother and school music teacher Joan Tracey.
Guests were invited for a morning breakfast program at Ashton Elementary.
Alyssa Baker sings along with classmates.
Ashton Elementary School Principal Christopher Renouf addresses guests.
Staff and students wore commemorative T-shirts.
Students contributed to a collage for the Ashton Elementary School 40th anniversary.
Frank Billiteri plays on a tablet in the newly dedicated Shooting Star Lab at Ashton Elementary School.
A tree frog was printed using the new 3D printer in the Shooting Star Lab.
