January 27, 2021
How much money will go into the new Huntington Middle School?
This major modernization has a budget of $30.1 million and includes:
Replacement of all major MEP (mechanical/...
January 27, 2021
With the anticipated opening of the new Lexington Elementary and subsequent closing of Beacon Hill and Catlin Elementaries, Kelso School District is reviewing proposed boundary ch...
January 27, 2021
FORMA Construction has been busy out at the Lexington site. They’ve been excavating existing soil; bringing in, grading and compacting gravel; and installing aggregate piers to st...
January 27, 2021
As construction on the new state-of-the-art Lexington Elementary School building begins, we’re looking to students and staff to help construct the school’s personality. The distri...
January 27, 2021
The rain stopped just long enough for us to commemorate the groundbreaking of our new Lexington Elementary with a true Northwest sky backdrop.
Families walked, drove and ro...
January 27, 2021
After more than a year of planning, construction on the new Lexington Elementary School is beginning. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Wednesday, September 18th where the...
January 27, 2021
A team of folks from our district, FORMA Construction and ESD 112’s Construction Services Group (CSG) went door knocking in Lexington today to inform neighbors about the start of ...
January 27, 2021
We’re making progress in all six of our bond priorities. Lots of construction will be happening this summer.
CONSTRUCTION: 6 PRIORTIES
Safety & Security
Collins Ar...
January 27, 2021
After reviewing community, staff and student input, the Kelso School Board announced the name and mascot of the new elementary school being built in the Lexington neighborhood at ...
January 27, 2021
Wonder what your new schools will look like? Join us for a virtual tour and see the blueprints come to life.
Lead architects from Integrus Architecture will lead the tour, show...
January 27, 2021
At this time last year, Kelso citizens overwhelmingly voted to approve a construction bond and educational levy to improve the learning experience for our students. We are so tha...
January 27, 2021
Last week, a small team traveled to Tahoma School District for a tour of Lake Wilderness Elementary School. The school has 940 students — 800 K-5 and 140 pre-K. The team was there...
January 27, 2021
After realizing we needed to make some changes to our construction plans, we started asking for input from our Kelso community. So far, we’ve held a public hearing, an open house,...
January 27, 2021
We’re holding a public hearing and two open houses to invite the community to share their thoughts on a proposed change in construction plans for replacing aging elementary school...
January 27, 2021
Due to a combination of unanticipated conditions that are causing costs to be higher than originally predicted, we’re considering combining two of the three new elementary scho...
January 27, 2021
We’ve selected Olympia-based FORMA Construction Company to be our General Contractor/Construction Manager (GCCM) to build the first two of our three new elementary schools.
On...
January 27, 2021
Design Advisory Committees have been meeting with the architects in August and September to create schematic designs for Wallace Elementary and the new elementary at Lexington. Af...
January 27, 2021
Painting a room seems pretty simple, and with the right tools doesn’t take very long. But before the brushes and rollers come out, there’s a lot of critical prep work that needs t...
January 27, 2021
As we begin the design work for our three new schools, and all the work we’re doing to improve the learning environments for our children, we’ve created some guiding principles to...
January 27, 2021
We’re designing our three new elementary schools (replacing Beacon Hill, Catlin and Wallace) and would love to share the progress we’ve made so far and get your input. We welcome ...