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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Durham Community School Ribbon Cutting

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The end of an era for Durham residents and their children is now a reality. At the end of the school year, the staff and students of Durham Elementary School gathered for a locking down for the final time of the 50 year old school in preparation of the new Durham Community School scheduled to open on Tuesday, August 31. The demolition of the old school is complete and will become the site for the new soccer and softball fields. Photos courtesy of Double–Take Photography.

Durham - Residents of Durham and their surrounding communities are invited to attend the official ribbon cutting ceremony at Durham Community School on Tuesday, August 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held rain or shine for the public dedication and tour of the new $22 million elementary school located at 654 Hallowell Road in Durham.

Thanks to the support of the local taxpayers in Durham funding a $2 million cost, $20 million approved and funded by the state, the galvanized efforts of the Durham Building and Planning Committees, along with the town’s Selectmen and the RSU No. 5 School Board, the vision for a new elementary school in Durham is now a reality. The new state-of-the- art 85,000 square foot green facility, located on an eleven acre parcel, features geothermal heating and cooling, and a peaked roof providing numerous academic learning opportunities for all students with the overall design. Classrooms feature interactive whiteboards, audio enhancements, and extended work stations equipped with PowerPoint presentation projectors. The library and the Internet equipped computer lab were designed to hold classes with unlimited research opportunities. The attractive spacious, private campus setting provides opportunities for outdoor learning experiences in science and art content areas.

Dignitaries from around the state have been invited to attend the event. Tours will be conducted by members of the seventh and grades immediately following the official ribbon cutting by lifetime Durham resident, Ernest F. Tebbets. Light refreshments will be served.

Additional Open House and tours will be conducted on Saturday, September 18 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.

For more information please call 353-9333 or 865-0928, extension 5.