After construction started in April, the new $25 million Tomahawk Elementary building is set to open next school year, increasing the number of classes per grade level from two to three and modernizing one of the district’s oldest elementary school buildings. A school described by alumni as “leaky” and “rundown” will now feature outdoor learning spaces, joinable classrooms and flexible furniture for dynamic learning. Tomahawk will also absorb 100 students from Briarwood and six staff members from around the district. “I would say that the biggest challenge with the old building is that we were running out of space,” Tomahawk principal Erin Aldrich said. “We did not have enough room for our current population of students. Every room that we had was being used for a classroom, and the challenge was that at times, grade level [classrooms] couldn’t always be together.” #storybymichaelyi #pagedesignbyjuliacampbell #socialmediabyjuliacampbell #photobyannietrenkle