
January 27, 2021
Exciting news : we’re gearing up to start construction on the new elementary at Lexington.
More exciting news : we want your help naming the school, choosing a mascot, and pi...

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
The KHS CTE (career and technical education) team has had several planning meetings with the project manager and architects for some much needed updates to the CTE classrooms. The...

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 had a great time showing the initial designs for the new elementary schools at Wallace and Lexington sites. Thanks for coming out and sharing your thoughts with us.

January 27, 2021
Wondering what our new elementary schools will look like? Come to our Open House on October 25th and take a look at the preliminary designs. Schematics of the new schools at Lexin...

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
When we asked the community for their thoughts on improving our schools, traffic flow was a concern that came up enough to become a priority. One of the ways we’re working on that...

January 27, 2021
Earlier this week we had a preliminary meeting with contractors interested in building our new elementary schools at Wallace and in Lexington. Gary Schimmel, Facilities Supervisor...

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
With all the excavating going on at Schroeder Field, you may be wondering why they’re moving so much dirt to put in a synthetic turf. What does it take to lay down some artificial...

January 27, 2021
Work has begun to put in a new turf at Schroeder Field. The process from start to finish takes six to nine weeks, so there’s plenty of time to come by and watch the progress. Here...

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 ...

January 27, 2021
Not being able to get the most use out of Schroeder Field because it would harm the grass was a concern voiced by so many in our community. Replacing the grass with synthetic turf...

January 27, 2021
In April, we began the search for an architectural and engineering team to design our three new elementary schools for Beacon Hill, Wallace, and the new school in Lexington. Afte...