Groundbreaking ceremony held for new Lubeck Elementary School

WASHINGTON, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Wood County Board of Education held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Lubeck Elementary School.

Teachers, parents, and students gathered around to watch the first step be taken to their new elementary school.

The board decided to build a new school for Lubeck Elementary students and staff due to the original building being 100 years old. According to Lubeck Elementary Principal Melanie Cutright, the old building wass showing signs of wear and tear.

The new building will be equipped with a multitude of new features such as separate drop off locations for buses and parents, and multiple security features like fenced-in playgrounds and a security vestibule at the front entrance.

The school will be able to teach all 390 Lubeck students and still have room for more students.

Cutright said the groundbreaking ceremony was bittersweet.

“I am excited to have a new school for Lubeck students. As someone who attended here back in the early 70s as a student. It makes me a little sad to think of not being here, but as an adult looking at the building, I can see that it is time for a new physical structure,” said Cutright.

Construction on the new school is expected to wrap up in 2027.

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