The playground at Clarkesville Elementary School has turned into a construction zone as crews prepare to add another wing to the building. The $11 million expansion project will add ten new classrooms to the 37-year-old schoolhouse.
Habersham County Assistant School Superintendent Patrick Franklin updated the board of education on the project during their work session Thursday night, June 15. He said the work will be done in two phases, and the first phase is underway.
Crews are rebricking a back wall that has been in a state of disrepair for years. According to Franklin, soon after the schoolhouse was built, bricks started coming loose from the building. The problem grew worse over the years.
Once the wall is rebricked, crews will move on to the construction phase.
Franklin says the new wing is needed at Clarkesville Elementary to “keep pace with growth” in the area. The projected completion date is over a year away.
“We expect to open it up a year from this August. Not this school year,” Franklin told the school board.
Ninth Grade Academy
Franklin also updated the school board on the new tennis court restrooms that are being built at the Ninth Grade Academy. The restrooms will be located at the rear of the school between the football practice field, stadium, and tennis courts.
“They will have restrooms for the public and whoever’s out there practicing so they don’t have to go back into the building,” Franklin explained. “We are doing this project in-house; we are doing it ourselves.”
The projected completion date is June 30.
