Vincennes Community School Corporation wraps up elementary renovation project

Vincennes Community School Corporation wraps up elementary renovation project

The south end.

School leaders are celebrating in vincennes.

A four year long renovation project has finally completed.

News 10 bureau chief gary brian tells shows us inside the final school to get a make over.

Gar} "for four years the vincennes community school corporation has been working to renovate four elementary schools.

Now that project is finally complete."

Vincennes students, teachers, and parents got their first look at franklin elementary on tuesday.

The school has received full renovations...leaving only the outside of the building looking the same.

"they'll see a much brighter environment with the lighting.

It's completely been painted.

I mentioned carpet and floor throughout.

It just, it's a brand new building on the inside.

I'm excited for our staff and students."

This includes an updated heating and cooling system.

All upgrades that the other three schools in the corporation also received.

"we worked with churches in this community and they housed our students for the last four years.

It's just a great example of a community that pulled together so that we could do the things we needed to do."

While covid-19 did not affect the project...superintendent greg parsely says it has put a damper on the celebration.

"i wish we weren't still in a pandemic.

Then i think we could truly more so enjoy and celebrate with our community at franklin."

The weight of a major project has been lifted off the corporation.

However parsley says finishing up is bittersweet.

"for the last several years, for the large part it's what we've known.

We've been blessed to have some tremendous partners that we've worked with in the community.

We did something that was very unique that quite frankly hasn't happened through other projects."

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Gar} "students will attend their first day of school at the newly renovated building on august 6th.

Working from home in vincennes, gary brian news 10."

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