We were honored to have so many family and friends of the school's namesake in attendance. JWood Raw was a Navy pilot, a longtime WSCD educator and a family man. He worked for WCSD for 37 years, including 23 years as principal of Dilworth Middle School. He was a Navy pilot during World War II and volunteered for years with the Reno Junior Ski Program at Sky Tavern. Principal Jonna AuCoin and her staff promised to honor his legacy and share it with all future Jaguars students.

Raw Elementary School is a two-story building that features state-of-the-art learning facilities for students in Pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade. The building includes 28 standard classrooms, a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) lab, three collaborative learning hubs, single point of entry, energy efficient design and native landscaping. This school will help alleviate overcrowding in one of the fastest-growing areas of the community.