Groundbreaking ceremony for new elementary school

The Yuma Elementary School District One broke ground today at the brand new Dorothy Hall construction site. This will be the newest addition to the school district making it the 18th school around the county.

More than 50 people were present at the ceremony, a project that couldn’t have been done without the Hall family, they donated the property in memory of their grandmother who served as an educator for more than 30 years.

” My grandmother was such a positive person, she experienced a lot of tragedy in her life but never complained, she loved everyone, she was my biggest example in life, ” said Shami Caldwel , the granddaughter of Dorothy Hall.

The process that began in 2014 with a budget of 8 million dollars that just approved a year ago and a project that is now taking off for the future generation.

” And us as a school district we take care of building the buildings of the school and making sure it has all the maintenance that it needs, ” said Leeanne Lagunas , Principal of the Dorothy Hall Elementary School.

Academic programs are already established for Dorothy Hall because Lagunas wants her students to hit the ground running come the next school year.

” We will be focused on college readiness on all of our students starting from the bottom and it works for hand and hand with being a hopes school because we believe all our kids will succeed, ” said Lagunas .

Dorothy Hall Elementary School will officially open in August of 2019 and it should certainly help with classrooms overcrowding.