Hundreds of residents and school-aged children showed up for the grand opening ceremony of East Main Elementary School in Port Jervis, New York, on Aug. 31.
Housed in a renovated and expanded former middle school building on Main Street, the new elementary school is part of the school district’s largest capital project in its history, according to district superintendent John Bell.
“This old building is beloved—architecturally, it is probably one of the most beautiful buildings in town,” Bell told The Epoch Times at the ceremony. “The fact that we were able to renovate it and make it a brand-new school while still keeping the old look is the best of both worlds.”
Aside from renovated and expanded classrooms, a new addition to the century-old school building includes a full-size gym, a cafeteria, and office spaces.
About 700 students, most of whom were of the former Anna Kuhl Elementary School, will study in the renovated…
