Anna Tavelli

Miss Anna Tavelli was an interesting person in many ways. For one thing, she and her students would put on puppet plays with marionettes that she made herself. Another was that she always had a class pet. Yet another was that she always called people by their last names. Last, she loved to attend the singing programs held at Tavelli.

Mr. Long, the first principal at Tavelli, nominated Anna Tavelli to be the namesake of the school for several reasons. One was that she was a very dedicated teacher for over three decades. She was at school by 6:00 each morning and she didn’t go home until 6:00 at night. Another reason was that Miss Tavelli’s students admired her and respected her. She made her classes interesting so that they enjoyed being at school.

Miss Tavelli has taught at a couple of different places. First, she taught in Boulder County for ten years. After that she moved to Fort Collins and taught fifth grade at Remington School for twenty-eight years. She also became a head teacher there.

Miss Tavelli participated in several extra-curricular activities. She was director of the P.T.A. Mothers’ Chorus at Remington School for a long time. She was also a member of Alpha Delta Kappa, an honor teachers’ sorority; the local, state, and national teachers’ associations; and the Business and Professional Women’s Club.

Anna Tavelli was born in Castle Gate, Utah. She was from a family with nine children, seven boys and two girls. At the age of two, the family moved to Lafayette, Colorado, where she grew up, received her education, and graduated from high school. She earned a B.A. degree and took post graduate training at Colorado State College in Greeley, Colorado.

Miss Tavelli was interested in many things. She loved children, art, and music. As part of her background in music, she received vocal training at Lamot School of Music, which is now part of the University of Denver.

Sara Collet

5th Grade

1999-2000