October 12, 2007
Piping to be placed inside masonry walls
for future student restrooms.

October 12, 2007
Granular fill being made ready for
placement under classroom floors.

October 12, 2007
Steel framing being placed in masonry wall for future window. Approximately 1,100 concrete blocks are placed each day.

October 12, 2007
First installation of structural steel to support
future gym/lunchroom connection.

October 12, 2007
Plumbing and concrete floors for future classrooms.

September 2007
Concrete block walls being constructed to
enclose classrooms and other spaces.

September 2007
Layout of underground systems: water lines,
electrical and sewer are being completed
before footings are installed.

Footings and walls are going up as
the building takes shape.

September 2007
Concrete footings with reinforcing bars are ever
expanding with most of the floor print being completed.

August 2007
Geothermal loops down 200' in each well will eventually
be connected together to heat and cool the building.

Drilling rig preparing to drill geothermal wells
for new heating and cooling system.
Approximately 220 wells will be drilled for this system.

June 4, 2007
Groundbreaking Ceremony for the New Elementary
School in the Ashland Meadows Area.
Picutred above are the School Board Members,
Interim Superintendent, Incoming Superintendent,
and the Mayor of Ankeny.

July 2007
The new elementary, located in Ashland Meadows,
in the beginning stages of grading and earth moving.

All elementary school playgrounds received a fresh
covering of wood mulch in the summer of 2007.

Terrace Elementary 2007 Summer Projects
Major renovations were completed at Terrace Elementary in the summer of 2007. These included: new heating/cooling system using geothermal, upgraded domestic water system , new ceilings and lights, and new bulletin and white boards were installed.

Northview Middle School Tennis Courts completed in the Spring of 2007 in cooperation with the City of Ankeny.