Ceremony Gives Residents Sneak Peek at Heards Ferry Elementary Makeover

The Fulton County School System will celebrate the construction of two replacement elementary schools in November.

Parents, residents and other stakeholders are invited to a ceremony scheduled for the new Heards Ferry Elementary School at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13. The celebration will take place at its construction site at 6151 Powers Ferry Road in Sandy Springs.

The other ceremony will be held for Mount Olive Elementary School in East Point. That event will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 3353 Mount Olive Road.

The new schools, both a replacement for older schools, are part of a large-scale school construction effort funded through the one-penny educational sales tax, eSPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax).

Mount Olive Elementary, whose old building was torn down in June, is being rebuilt on its East Point site while Heards Ferry will open at a new location in Sandy Springs. When both schools open in August 2015, they will each house up to 850 students.

During the ceremonies, the public is invited to the active construction sites to view architectural designs as well as hear from school and construction officials about the schools’ features.

Both facilities feature a three-story concept designed by Collins Cooper Carusi Architects. Balfour Beatty Construction is leading the building project at Mount Olive Elementary while Parrish Construction is building Heards Ferry Elementary.

Light refreshments will be served following each ceremony. Comfortable shoes with low heels are recommended due to gravel and possibly some muddy areas on the site. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremonies will be postponed until the spring.

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