WESTON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — Weston Elementary’s groundbreaking on Monday brings the largest overhaul to the school since it was built in 1969.
The additions and renovations were made possible by a referendum worth nearly $60 million passed over a year ago as part of the DC Everest Area School District’s ‘Future Ready’ initiative.
The project includes a new main entrance, which will be moved off Camp Philips Road to Sternberg Ave. “It makes us all really excited that our exterior and our physical building is going to match kind of the innovative and awesome learning experiences that we have going on, on the inside,” principal Sarah Trimner told WAOW-TV.
“The public believes that building a better community starts right here. Starts at home and then it starts at elementary school and it’s just awesome to have that level of support going forward as we start construction,” said Trimner.
The project will also add a new kindergarten space, and new cafeteria with a multipurpose ‘Makers’ space, which will build nicely into their STEAM-focused curriculum. — Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math — areas of focus for the school.
