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| This is the front entrance of Grove Valley Elementary School, which is under construction in the Deer Creek Public School District. The school will open to students in August. |
By
Jesse Olivarez
Staff Writer
May 26, 2009
Grove Valley Elementary is about one month away from being completed, Deer Creek school officials said.
Richard Vrooman, the district’s director of operations, said sidewalks, driveways and landscaping at the school are all that remain on construction crews’ to-do list.
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| Debbie Straughn, school principal; Socrates Lazaridis, with Renaissance Architects; and Ryan Fuller, project manager with CMS Willowbrook Construction, stand in the media center at Grove Valley Elementary School, which is under construction in the Deer Creek School District. |
School officials already have received a temporary occupancy permit, which has allowed Principal Debbie Straughn to move into her office. Some furniture also has been moved in, Vrooman said.
Vrooman said recent rains have caused about two weeks of delays on the construction, pushing back the completion date to about mid-June.
When it opens to students in August, the 35-classroom school will have enough space to hold 600 students, he said.
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Above: The front entrance to the Grove Elementary School.
Right: The Starry Night hallway for fourth and fifth grade classrooms. |
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