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Summerfield Additions Built with Innovative Materials
 | | Workers remove wood supports from the insulated concrete form walls of the classroom addition at Summerfield Elementary. |
Summerfield Elementary Principal Jill Walsh is excited about her new media center and cafeteria, and her two-story classroom addition. But what she's most excited about is having all of her students under one roof.
Currently the school is divided into two campuses, with kindergarten and first grade housed at the Laughlin Elementary annex building. Second through fifth grades are on site at Summerfield Elementary, which has been undergoing renovations since last summer. The project is scheduled for completion in August of this year.
 | | The new media center and cafeteria incorporate bay windows and high ceilings. |
When students return in the fall, they can expect 16 new classrooms and renovations to eight more, a new water system, parking lot and canopy and products that comply with the district's emphasis on green building, including paint and carpet. The added space totals 54,000 square feet, replacing the current modular classrooms, media center and cafeteria.
One of those greener systems makes up the walls of the two-story addition. Insulated concrete forms combine foam sheathing with poured concrete and rebar to create walls that are stronger and more energy efficient than typical steel-framing. Summerfield is the only school in the county currently using this system, which should withstand hurricane-force winds. |
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Southeast Middle On Target for Completion
Progress continues at Southeast Middle, where a new media center, classrooms and auxiliary gym are under construction. Drywall installation is under way in the media center, where large windows allow plentiful daylight but can be controlled by electric blinds to dim the room when needed. The architect's design throughout the building allows for angled ceilings and focal points to add interest.
Crews are also working on upgrades to the lighting of the current building.
 | | Ceiling angles add interest to the project. |
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| | Workers install drywall in the media center at Southeast Middle. |
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New School to be Named for Ronald McNair
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The Guilford County Board of Education approved a name for the north Greensboro area elementary, one of the district's 2008 School Construction Bond projects. The school, which will be located on Yanceyville Road in Greensboro, will be named after Dr. Ronald McNair.
McNair attended North Carolina A&T State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in physics in 1971. He was a mission specialist on board Space Shuttle Challenger, which exploded after launching from Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 28, 1986.
The board also approved to name the media center in the new school after Dr. Julius A. Fulmore. Recognized as a long-time community leader and mentor, Fulmore provided 36 years of service to Greensboro City Schools starting as a sixth-grade teacher in 1954. He was also a principal, assistant superintendent, deputy superintendent and member of the Greensboro City Board of Education.
The school, which will accommodate 700 students, is projected to be complete in August 2012. |
