on the inside

Once in a while, the staff is granted the honor of being able to tour the new school building while it is still under construction. This afternoon, the staff took one tour and members of the PTO followed in another tour. Below are some photos from the amazing adventure...

Below you will see the lunch room. The windows in the cafeteria face north and bring a lot of sunshine to the room. It will be a welcome change to the sometimes crowded stage that now is the place our students eat lunch.

This is a look down the south hallway, looking east to west.

The gentleman from Gilbane who conducted our tour is explaining the purpose behind the slanted ceilings...the large windows allow for light to come into the classrooms which then will be reflected by the slanted ceiling, allowing for sunlight to be utilized in each classroom.

Below is a peek at what will be the media center. The windows face west and look out at Otterbein. Mrs. Jackson will have more room so she can fill it with even more wonderful books for you to read!

A look at our gymnasium and stage is below. Mrs. Black thinks she has a great gym now, wait until you attend your physical education classes in THIS gym!

The staff and members of the Cridersville PTO would like to thank Gilbane for sharing their time with us. We appreciate the job you are doing for our new schools buildings!

Keep up the great work.

new school

If you haven't driven by the new school site lately, you really should. You can see walls! It has been amazing to see what has happened to the place we will soon call home. It went from a field to what you see below. Be sure to check out our school's homepage to see the addition Mrs. Jackson made to the site. She lost her shoes in the mud getting some incredible photos. Thanks, Mrs. Jackson!

coming along nicely

Remember when the site was just a grass field?

It now has a fence up to keep curious onlookers out of the area and safe.

The photo below was taken from the entrance to Otterbein. I chatted with one of the workers out there tending to the fence...I asked him how it was working out there in this cold weather. His simple response was this: "It is really cold." I sort of laughed and said to him: "Well, on behalf of the Cridersville School Community, we want to say thanks! This was once just a field and soon it will be the home of our new school." I was excited when talking about it and he may have thought I was a bit crazy for being out there in the frigid temps to take photos, but sometimes I just can't help myself.

If you haven't been down Reichelderfer Road lately, take a drive down there. And if you happen to be close enough to one of the many construction workers, please be sure to let them know that we appreciate their work.

Have a happy day!

from the ground up

There is more work being done at the site for our new school.

It is very exciting!

If you have the chance, take a ride down Reichelderfer Road

and check it out.

a new beginning part two

Okay, so I am posting again. I am just so excited about the new school! I walked down with my kids and took more photos and shot some video....here they are.

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

a new beginning

I am trying to take photos periodically of the future site of our new school. The first photo is taken from a vantage point that I am going to take a photo from often, to document the progress. The hopes are so that we can see it grow from the field it once was to the incredible school it will be.

This next photo, the last of three, is of the area just beyond the entrance to Otterbein. They have a dirt road from the site, through the trees, over to the adjacent property. I think the dirt there was moved from the building site. We shall have to see the process as it moves along. Be sure to come back to see any growth. I will be tagging all of the posts related to the new building as "new beginning".

Groundbreaking

Cridersville Elementary, as well as the site for the new elementary school in Wapak, held Groundbreaking Ceremonies on Wednesday, September 24. The students of Cridersville were bussed to the site of the new school and festivities were conducted by our principal, Mr. Tester, and by our superintendent, Mr. Horner. The high school marching band was there, too, as well as many parents and community members.

Cridersville and the entire Wapakoneta School District would like to extend a thank you to all of the voters who passed the levy last November so that now we are in the process of
Building Excellent Schools Today!










The photo below shows us how the site looks now. Once construction begins, be sure to come back to see how it will change and become the new Cridersville Elementary School.