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School Zone
North Shore K-8 Groundbreaking
 On January 24, students,
teachers, administrators and community members
participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new
North Shore K–8 School. Duval County Public Schools,
Ajax Building Corporation and the architectural firm of
Song & Associates have partnered on the $26 million
project to construct a 145,000 square-foot school, which
will accommodate 1,200 students and replace North Shore,
Lola Culver and Norwood elementary schools.
The K–8 school will be built
in three phases to allow for it to remain open during
construction. The school will include a new one and
two-story building, as well as administration areas,
classrooms, a media center, food services, dining area
and a multi-purpose gymnasium. North Shore Elementary
School portables and media center have been demolished
as part of the first phase, and the second phase of
construction will include building the new one and
two-story facility around the existing school. Once
completed, students will transfer into the new
building. The final phase will consist of demolishing
the old school and building the parking lot and sports
fields.
The school is expected to be completed in
August 2008. Located at 5701 Silver Plaza, North Shore
K–8 School is one of seven Duval County Public Schools
currently under construction and included in the
county’s five-year school building plan.
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