Groundbreaking scheduled for new Harrison Elementary
Hamilton County Schools will celebrate the groundbreaking for the new Harrison Elementary School at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 10.
Speakers at the ceremony will include Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger, Superintendent Bryan Johnson, multiple members of the school board and county commissioners. Members of the Central High School band will also perform during the community celebration.
The new Harrison Elementary is one of several major projects included in a $100 million-plus capital plan, approved by the school board and funded by the last tax increase in 2017.
The new elementary school will have a capacity of approximately 880 students with 80 classrooms, age-appropriate playgrounds, a gym, and “makerspaces,” or areas for students to engage in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) work.