(Lake Park)– Tuesday (Feb. 17th) is a big day for the Harris-Lake Park Community Schools. The first day of classes will be held at the brand new elementary school.
Construction on the new school, attached to the Middle School/High School facility, was substantially completed about a week and-a-half ago. That’s more than a month ahead of schedule, which was bumped up after a boiler failure at the old elementary building in early January that forced the relocation of students.
Superintendent Mike Thompson says staff and faculty have spent the last few days moving into the new school. He adds students last week toured the new facility to get them at least somewhat familiar with their new surroundings before Tuesday’s (Feb. 17th) first day of classes in the new building…
Thompson says the excitement is palpable, not only among students, but faculty and staff as well…
HLP Elementary Principal Becca Mathiesen says the new school incorporates the latest technology and designs to provide a high quality learning environment…
Mathiesen expressed her appreciation to everyone who made the move possible over the past few days, along with staff at the middle school/high school.
School Board President Ebony Rahe expressed gratitude to residents of the Harris-Lake Park Community School District for making the project possible…
Voters in the Harris-Lake Park Community School District approved an $18.6 million bond issue for the new elementary and upgrades at the Middle School/High School in November, 2024.
