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Duff getting a new gym That didn’t take long. Demolition of the gym at Duff Elementary started this week – and finished. The structure is gone. That’s good, because building a new gym will take a lot longer than a few days. The new gym is part of the 2019 Bond-funded project just getting started…

Committee chair presents to Board of Trustees The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee gave its annual report at the last ɫ��������һ���������� Board of Trustees meeting. Charles Finicum, the committee’s chair, presented at the June 29 meeting and offered observations and recommendations related to the district’s 2019 Bond program. Read the report or watch the presentation below. “I want to…

Short Elementary looks like a mess Short Elementary students who wrapped up the school year just a few weeks ago might not recognize their school if they walked inside today. It’s a mess. Much of the flooring and ceiling, along with some of the walls, have been demolished. But the mess is making way for…

Old school replaced by the 2019 Bond Webb Elementary School is gone. The old one that is. The old Webb, built in 1960 as Nichols Junior High, became Webb Elementary in 1993 after Nichols moved north of I-30 to its current location. The old building served students well for more than 60 years, but it…

Furniture delivery started this week at Thornton You know a new building is almost complete when they start moving furniture in. That’s exactly what started on Wednesday at the new Thornton Elementary School, where they began rolling in the new library furniture. The new Thornton, under construction since the groundbreaking ceremony in December of 2021,…

Berry construction almost complete It was finally time to go home. Principal Rose Ravin’s head popped up out of the sunroof of a pickup truck idling in front of Berry Elementary School – or what was Berry Elementary School for the last two years. Behind Ravin were cars filled with all of Berry’s teachers and…

Bailey Junior High’s new parking lot off Bowen Road is complete. But that’s just the start of the 2019 Bond project at Bailey. Now that school is out for the summer, work on the transformational project will really get going. It’s a large, complex project that won’t wrap up until the end of 2024. With…

Playgrounds under construction at five schools According to the students at Dunn Elementary, they have a new park on campus. Their new park is actually a new playground. “The new playground at Dunn is now affectionately called a ‘park’ by our students,” said Dunn principal Mary Helen Burnett. “They cannot believe it’s for them and…

The transformational projects in the 2019 Bond program are all thanks to the support of the community, so it’s important that everyone can see what that support is doing. That’s why the ɫ��������һ���������� is making virtual tour videos of the major projects once they are complete. Several major projects are complete now, and the…

Demolition Days are here Demolition at Webb Elementary is officially underway. To be clear, that’s the old Webb that is getting torn down. Not the brand-new Webb that just opened in January. The old Webb was built in 1960 as Nichols Junior High and became Webb Elementary in 1993 after Nichols moved north of I-30…

Addition funded by the 2019 Bond Construction crews started drilling piers this week for the addition at Arlington High School. This comes after months of groundwork and grading to get the site ready. The 2019 Bond-funded project is going to completely change the face of the school. The addition includes a new entrance, new classrooms,…

Phase two buses all received The 2019 Bond is doing more than just building new schools and improving existing buildings. It is also improving the district’s transportation system by funding the purchase of new buses and vehicles.  The vehicle purchases in the 2019 Bond are phased over the five years of the bond program. Phase…