Courtyard Dedicated to Larry Raffo

Larry Raffo

Crocker Assistant Principal

North School Principal

Crocker Principal

Assistant Superintendent

Crocker Courtyard Dedicated to him in 2001.

Larry Raffo in the Crocker courtyard dedicated to him

Photo taken in 2023

The Courtyard

A plaque was created as part of the dedication to Larry in 2001.

Larry Raffo arrived in HCSD in October of 1988. He served as Crocker's first vice principal until June of 1991. When North School reopened after being closed for a number of years, Larry was appointed principal of the school. He returned to Crocker as principal in July of 1994 and served in that role until June of 2001. Larry was named the 1997 Community Care Award winner by the Associated Parents Group. The Crocker courtyard was dedicated to him at the end of the school year in 2001, when he left the school to become Assistant Superintendent at the HCSD district office.

Larry Raffo and Marilyn Miller in 1989. This was Larry's first year in HCSD.

Larry began his teaching career in 1971 as a 7-8 Social Studies teacher at Burlingame Intermediate School. He was encourage to apply for the vice principal position by Crocker staff member, Arlene Holt. Marilyn Loushin-Miller states that they made a great team as, "He did all the stuff I hated and I did all the stuff he hated." One thing they had in common was they both believed in children and "wanted to get the best with kids." Marilyn says that Larry became a master at dealing with kids. She later appointed him principal at North, before he returned to Crocker.

Crocker Courtyard Opened in January of 2000

The Crocker Courtyard dedicated to Larry Raffo was full of people on August 31, 2022. It was used as a gathering place before Crocker What To Expect Night.

Viking Weekly News- October 1988

Sources:

Crocker Yearbooks

Crocker Newspaper Archives

Larry Raffo's Personal Photos

Interviews with Marilyn Loushin-Miller

Correspondence with Arlene Holt and Karen Wolff

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