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Students at Rancho Romero Elementary School on Hemme Avenue in Alamo celebrated its 50th birthday Oct. 20, with balloons and festivities that included a special flag ceremony.

Rancho Romero School was built in 1959, starting off with 12 classrooms and a small teachers' room/office combination.

In 1961, a main office, kindergarten, library, multi-use room and additional classrooms were added. Today, there are 556 students and 25 self-contained classrooms.

Measure A funds were used during the 1993-94 school year for a $2.5 million reconstruction of the entire school. In 1998, Rancho was designated by the Alamo Parks and Recreation Committee (R7A) to receive $350,000 for field and playground renovations and to establish park amenities for the community.

— Dolores Fox Ciardelli

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