Mission  |
Sarah Milner staff, students, and parents will work together to help each individual acquire the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that will enable each to function to his/her potential, develop self esteem, and continue learning throughout life in order to be a contributing member of a constantly changing society. |
School & History |
Sarah Milner Elementary School opened in 1978 in south western Loveland. Our school is named after Sarah Milner Smith, who was one of Loveland's first teachers. She was born in Canada in 1844. The Milner family moved to Burlington (Longmont), Colorado in 1864, and Sarah Milner taught in the first public school in Larimer County in 1866 for 4 years. She married Edward Smith in 1870 and moved to the Arkansas Valley to start a ranch. Hardships came, and she returned to the new town of Loveland in 1878. Shortly after she become a widow, and she established a boarding house to support herself, and her 3 young children. In 1885 Sarah taught school for 3 terms in Loveland's first brick schoolhouse. the old Washington School. She later homesteaded in the Buckhorn Valley and taught in Masonville, Colorado. She died in Loveland in 1939 at her ranch. |
Colors |
Blue & White |
Mascot  |
Sam the Ram- - Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep |
Special Programs |
Enrichment programs include Talented and Gifted program, After School Enrichment, Brain Quest, and Odyssey of the Mind. Other student activities include awards assemblies, PTO-sponsored assemblies and field trips, Student Council, Rams Club, and Student's Store. Intensive Reading Program. |
Parent Involvement  |
Active PTO SAAC, Sarah Milner Accountability Committee Room Volunteers |