Announcing . . .The School Name

It's official!  We have a school name!  

Last night the Alpine District Board of Education selected
Dry Creek Elementary 
as the name of the new school in Lehi.
Our mascot will be the Owls and our colors will be
navy blue, yellow, and silver.
Go Owls!

Rendering Photo

The construction company sent me this rendering of the new school.  Doesn't it look beautiful?!  I love the tower and stone work.  

Construction Pictures

 The School Community Council met on Tuesday and we listened to a presentation from the district transportation department about busing.  Those parents in attendance were divided up into committees to begin addressing safe walking routes as well.  

The district and the city are looking into adding sidewalks to some parts of 1100 North.  I will keep you posted as further information is available.  

 The road base and storm drains are in and there is even a little bit of curbing.

 Last of the brick going up

 Main Entry

 Main Entry

 Main Entry skylight

 Principals Office

 Classrooms on the north side of the building.  Notice the sheetrock in this picture and the previous one.

 Skylight in hall

 This fire breathing apparatus helps dry the mortar and sheetrock mud and keeps the workers warm.  

 Gym

 Sheetrock going up!

 Looking south

 Insulation in the south classrooms

 More sheetrock! 

 South side of the building

 Southeast classrooms

 Kindergarten classrooms---the last to be built

The Courtyard

School Community Council Meeting

Our first School Community Council meeting will be held Tuesday, March 18th at 4:00 p.m. at Meadow Elementary.  All parents are invited to attend.  During this meeting we will be discussing safe walking routes and making a plan to develop those routes.

Weekly Construction Visit

At my weekly construction meeting I saw great progress with the building.  The brick work is almost at its completion.  More of the school has a roof and the road in front of the school is being graded.  The west end of the school will begin installation of sheetrock next week.  

Road that will be north of the school

Also a picture of the road, looking west

Southeast corner of building

Skylight in southwest area

Classrooms

Ductwork

Lunch table alcoves

Door frames are being installed

Main Entry sky light being framed in

Hallway

Classrooms on the northeast side

Northeast corner of building---last section to get walls

Foundation on the northeast entrance

School Name Selections

Thank you to everyone who participated in the school naming process thus far.  We had 81 submissions for names, mascots, and school colors.

The naming committee met this past week and discussed all of the submissions. The naming committee followed district guidelines for choosing a name, considered all of the names submitted, and then narrowed down the choices to 6 possible names for the school.  After a little more discussion, each member voted for their top three choices of name, mascot and colors.

The ballots were calculated and the three names receiving the most votes will be presented to the school board this coming Tuesday, March 11th.  The school board considers these three names, mascots and colors and at the following board meeting, they will select the name for the school along with the mascot and colors.

So without further ado, here are the three names that will be submitted to the school board:

Dry Creek Elementary 
Mascot:  Owls
Colors:  Navy Blue, Yellow and Silver
This name has historical significance because Dry Creek was one of the first names for the city of Lehi.

Skyview Elementary
Mascot:  Owls
Colors:  Navy Blue, Yellow and Silver
Members of the naming committee felt this name was descriptive of our school because we'll be able to look out over the lake and see a beautiful view of the sky.

North Shore Elementary
Mascot:  Owls
Colors:  Navy Blue, Yellow and Silver
The school is located on the north shore of Utah Lake.

A Wet and Muddy Visit

 My visit to the school this past week was pretty wet and muddy but I saw a lot of progress in the building.  

 This is the iron work around the beams that are the foundation for the school.  

 Main Entrance looking towards the office

 Hallway looking East

 Main Office looking out to the hall

 Teacher Workroom

 Library

 Clasrooms

 Stage and Gym

 Kitchen

 Looking north from the gym entrance

 Classrooms on south east wing

 Kindergarten classrooms

Mr. Rencher at the main entrance