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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

OPEN HOUSE
Monday, January 22
5-7:30 p.m. • Ceremony at 7:30 p.m.
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A moment worthy
of celebration
By Doug Peterson lic and the students of the Ellsworth
President, Ellsworth School Board Community School District. We also
Help us celebrate Ellsworth Ele- need to celebrate the residents of
mentary School, put into the Ellsworth Communi-
service on Jan. 5, 2018, ty School District for the
becoming our sole pub- support which was inte-
lic elementary education gral in bringing this proj-
facility for pre-K through ect to fruition.
fifth grade. We all should Join us to celebrate this
celebrate the flexibility momentous occasion by
this modern building will cutting the ribbon at Ells-
offer our staff to instruct worth Elementary School
in new collaborative ways. on Jan. 22.
Everyone can celebrate our It is often said “it takes
ability to offer students a village to raise a child;”
and residents of our dis- the Ellsworth Communi-
trict the same educational ty School District Board of
services they have come to Education would rather it
expect in the type of facil- be said “it takes a commu-
ity they deserve. Doug Peterson nity to educate the leaders
Let’s celebrate the cul- of tomorrow.” Thank you
mination of nearly six to our entire community for the con- Photo courtesy of Mindy Anderson
years of research and planning by so tinued support and for helping trans- Ellsworth School Board members include (back row, from left) Gary Brown, Kurt
many to realize this state-of-the-art form the way our district will educate Buckner, Dana Glor, Doug Peterson; (front row, from left) Jeff Stockwell, Katie
facility and what it will offer the pub- students moving forward. Feuerhelm and Susan Beck.

CELEBRATING THE VISION OF THOSE

WHO ARE BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
Nexus is proud to be a partner
of the Ellsworth Community School
District. We salute their commitment
to building the future for staff and
students.

It has been a privilege to be part of

your vision – from planning to design
to construction – and we wish the
Ellsworth students and staff the best
of luck for another great school year!
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ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL FAST FACTS
Have you ever wondered how many bricks
go into a building? How many miles of elec-
trical wire? The materials comprising the new
Ellsworth Elementary School may surprise you.
Take a look below.
► $31.9 million — total project budget
► 112,973 gross square footage of the build-
ing
► 8,400 burnished blocks used in the con-
struction
► 112,000 bricks used in construction
► 2,780 cubic yards of concrete used in con-
struction
► 209 tons of steel used in construction
► 512,880 feet (97.14 miles) of wiring used
in construction
► 8,000 feet (1.52 miles) of water pipe used
in construction
► 319 parking stalls in new lots (does not
include high school)
► 930 lockers
► 103 windows
► 184 doors
► 6 learning pods
► 37 state-of-the art classrooms
► 26 drinking fountains
► 1 STEM (science, math, engineering and
technology) lab
► 400 bleacher seating capacity in the gym
► Over 200 workers employed during con-
struction
► 55.75 tons bar joists, or 352 bar joists
► 2,900 structural bolts Ellsworth School District Superintendent Barry Cain said about 300 people turned out for the groundbreaking of
Compiled by Mindy Anderson the new Ellsworth Elementary School on Sept. 12, 2016.

A RiverTown Multimedia/Pierce County Herald publication

Advertising director: Steve Engelhart
Regional editor: Sarah Nigbor
Advertising consultants: Abbie Flynn and Nancy Long, Nancy Knudsen
Design: Chris Johnson
Contributors: Mindy Anderson, Doug Peterson, Barry Cain
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NOT JUST A SCHOOL:
A GATHERING PLACE
FOR COMMUNITY
By Barry Cain
Ellsworth Community School District
Superintendent
The new Ellsworth Elementary
School campus was designed from
the very beginning to be a community
resource capable of hosting a wide
variety of events. With this goal in
mind, the core area of the building
has a number of amenities to meet the
needs of the school and provide for a
number of community uses.
Lobby
The main lobby of the school acts
as a gathering place for community
members. This space features com-
fortable furniture along with a seating
area and video display. In this area,
community members can take a break
from events while also being able to
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The main lobby of the
school acts as a gather-
ing place for community
members. This space fea-
tures comfortable furniture
along with a seating area
and video display.
view activities in the gymnasium on
the large screen monitor. The mon-
itor also serves as an area to show
student and staff accomplishments to
the public along with daily announce-
ments.
Community room
The community room is located just
off the main lobby of the school and
will serve as the area for school board
meetings. This area also provides the
We want to congratulate the
community with much needed meet-
ing space. This room is available for
public use by civic groups, the com-
munity education program, or any community for this fantastic
other group looking for a quality space
to meet. The room can seat up to 50
people and has other amenities to
new facility that will be a
make it a great space for gatherings. center for education and learning for decades to come.
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The gymnasium provides the community with

the ability to host school sport practices and
other events while also providing for a wide
variety of community uses. The hardwood floor
gym has six basketball hoops that are adjustable
from 8 to 10 feet, a fly-down volleyball net along
with standards for two more nets, a baseball
batting cage and a climbing wall.

GATHERING for large group presentations and

From Page 5
Cafeteria
The cafeteria comfortably seats
up to 250 people. This area will
have lunch tables, book bins, coat
hooks and a large video screen to
display events or show movies. The
kitchen and gymnasium are direct-
ly accessible from this area.
movies.
Event entrance/courtyard Students enjoy
lunch in their
Community members can access
this area from the school’s main new cafeteria
lobby or the event entrance on the before winter
break.
northwest side of the building. This
area also has an outside courtyard
with seating for students and com-
munity members.

Gymnasium Outdoor spaces

The gymnasium provides the
community with the ability to host
school sport practices and other
events while also providing for a
wide variety of community uses.
The hardwood floor gym has six
basketball hoops that are adjust-
able from 8 to 10 feet, a fly-down
volleyball net along with standards
for two more nets, a baseball bat-
ting cage and a climbing wall. The
gymnasium has bleacher seating
for up to 400 people while also
having a large projection screen
The north area of the campus
provides for a great outdoor space
for children and adults alike. The
large playground space with rubber
ground surface has a wide variety
of equipment to meet the needs
of all ages. The outdoor basketball
court also provides four basketball
hoops. Over the upcoming summer
the green space will be developed
to provide for irrigated practice
field space, youth sporting events,
picnic shelters and a lighted skat-
ing rink.

(Left) The community room (Above) The cafeteria comfortably

is just off the main lobby of
the school and will serve as
the area for school board
meetings. This area also
provides the community with
much-needed meeting space.
seats up to 250 people. This area will
have lunch tables, book bins, coat
hooks, and a large video screen
to display events or show movies.
The kitchen and gymnasium are
directly accessible from this area.
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LEARNING SPACES
CREATE NEIGHBORHOODS
Neighborhood Common Learning Space
M
odern educational design is
Congratulations on your new facility! featured throughout the new
Ellsworth Elementary School
to provide a quality environment.
Flexible large and small group spac-
es, flexible furniture, technological
support, and teacher and student
collaboration areas will meet the
needs of all students.
The Ellsworth Elementary school
may be a large building, but its design
creates grade-level “neighborhoods”
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Kindergarten Classroom
design is very different from the cur-
rent elementary schools and provides
for a greater level of staff and student
collaboration. This focus on a collab-
orative environment is essential to
quality learning environments today.
Each grade-level area is made up
of five or six classrooms surround-
ing a learning commons space. This
layout allows for students and staff
to easily flow from one classroom
to the next to work in large or small
groups. The central common learn-
ing space is used for large and small
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NEIGHBORHOODS
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group instruction along with indi-
vidual student work. Each pod also
features student and staff restrooms,
water fountains, sinks and small
group rooms. Lockers are also avail-
able for each student adjacent or
inside the grade-level pod depend-
ing on the grade level. Students are
largely in their grade-level pods
for the majority of each day and
leave the areas only for work in the
library, art, music, lunch, phy ed and
recess times.
A major feature of these neighbor-
hoods that promotes student move-
STEM Lab Classroom
Education
builds a strong
foundation
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
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niture. The students’ desks and stor-
age are designed to promote student
movement throughout the area to be
able to work in large and small group
settings throughout the neighbor-
hood. The furniture also allows staff
to easily reconfigure their class-
rooms and the learning commons.
School board members and staff
had the opportunity to visit a num-
ber of modern school buildings to
refine the designs of the classrooms
and other elements of the building.
These visits allowed those involved
to see the great opportunities avail-
able and to learn more about creating
quality spaces that promote learning
for all students.
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THE HEARTBEAT OF THE

SCHOOL IS CHILDREN
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Mural represents all parts of district

Visitors to the new Ellsworth Ele-
mentary School will be greeted by a
large mural above the main staircase in
the lobby. This mural features pictures
of landscapes, wildlife and landmarks
that make up the Ellsworth Community
School District
The mural is an important feature to
the building. With the district covering
nearly 260 square miles, the mural
was developed as a way to show pride
in the various communities of the dis-
trict. Students and residents alike will
recognize many of the locations on
the mural, which also provides us the
ability to show off the great places that
make up the district.
All of the pictures on the mural were
taken by area residents. We appreciate
their work and willingness to have their
images displayed in the school.
We would like to thank residents
Todd Straub and Nate Place for their
assistance with the mural project. Their
design and technical support made this
project possible along with installation
support from Designs by Jill, a local
business specializing in vinyl graphics,
screen printing and embroidery. The
mural, character education display in
the cafeteria and window films featured
in the lobby, community room, small
group rooms and STEM lab were all
made possible through their generosity
and support.
The district would also
like to recognize Ellsworth
alumna Kelly Esterby for
designing the mural. She
owns Farmhouse Design
Studio in New Auburn.
Special thanks also goes
to the photographers who
contributed, including Kip
Earney, Lauren Brand,
Becky Beissel, Bob Sche-
din, Amber Kurrelmey-
er, Bridgett Garrity, Sam
Matzek, Janet Huppert,
Tom Hughes, Lynn and
Tony Vogel, Ross and Erin
Marcks, Dawn Benoy, Paul
Bauer, Buena Farrell and
Amber Graetz.

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