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Members of the media are invited to tour the new Ogden Elementary School. The new 85,000-square-foot building is the first replacement school to be completed as part of a $458 million bond measure passed by voters in February 2017.
When: Monday, Aug. 26
Tour time: 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Interviews and additional photo opportunities during back-to-school night: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Photos and interviews with students will require parent permission.)
Location: 3200 NE 86th Ave., Vancouver, WA 98662
The tour will be led by Principal April Whipple, Assistant Superintendent Todd Horenstein and Facilities Planner Jennifer Halleck. Highlights will include the Family-Community Resource Center, secure entry and front office, commons area and learning stairs, music room, fitness space and dance room, grade-level classrooms, library, project-based learning and outdoor learning spaces.
The school will hold a public dedication and open house on Nov. 4.
More information on the new school is available at https://vansd.org/reschools/project-school-ogden.