New Heards Ferry Elementary Sneak Peek on Thursday

The Fulton County School System on Thursday will celebrate the construction of the new Heards Ferry Elementary School.

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

The system held another ceremony on Tuesday for Mount Olive Elementary School in East Point, which is also getting a makeover.

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

Heards Ferry will open at a new location in Sandy Springs while Mount Olive, whose old building was demolished in June, is being rebuilt on its site in East Point.

When both schools open in August 2015, they will each house up to 850 students.

During the ceremony in Sandy Springs, 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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