Due to the inclement weather experienced this week, the groundbreaking ceremony for a new elementary school in College Park has been postponed to Thursday, October 15, at 11 a.m. The school, under construction on Feldwood Road, is set to open in August 2010. 

Designed to house up to 850 students in kindergarten through fifth grade, the new school is part of a large-scale school construction effort funded through the one-penny educational sales tax, SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax). The building was designed by Collins Cooper Carusi Architects Inc., and is being built by Evergreen Construction.

Although site work already has begun, the ceremony allows school system officials, civic leaders and community members to gather and celebrate its construction. The public is invited to view architectural designs and hear about the school’s planned features. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes with low heels due to gravel and possibly some muddy areas on the construction site.