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
Taken from a drone this morning, this photo shows one of nearly 1,000 piers being installed in the ground where the new Wallace Elementary will be built. You can’t tell by looking...
January 27, 2021
Want to know what’s happening with construction at Wallace Elementary? You can watch the live-stream and get up-to-the-moment visual updates on progress at bit.ly/WallaceLive .
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January 27, 2021
Here’s an aerial view of the construction work happening at Wallace. The asphalt on what has been the play area for many years has been removed so soil stabilization can begin.
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January 27, 2021
The contractor building two new schools for Kelso School District, FORMA Construction, is starting construction of the new Wallace Elementary, which requires installing aggregate ...
January 27, 2021
May 22nd was a beautiful day to break ground on the new Wallace Elementary. The event was attended by community members, Wallace students and staff, district administration, and t...
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
After more than a year of planning, construction on the new Wallace Elementary School is beginning. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 22nd to celebrate the ...
January 27, 2021
Portable classrooms were delivered to the north side of Wallace Elementary today to accommodate construction. We plan to transition four classes into these portables during the Me...
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
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.