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Another new Tri-City school is ready for kids

By Bob Brawdy
Richland, WA

Parent volunteer Molly Stegen, left, and first-grade teacher Andrea Tamez work together Monday preparing the new classroom for students at Jefferson Elementary School in Richland.

The new $20.5 million building is 65,000 square feet and is on the same site as the old Jefferson which opened in the ‘50s.

Parent volunteer Molly Stegen, left, and first-grade teacher Andrea Tamez work together Monday preparing the new classroom for students at Jefferson Elementary School in Richland. The new $20.5 million building is 65,000 square feet and is on the same site as the old Jefferson which opened in the ‘50s. The first day of school for most Richland students is Aug. 28. Watch a video on the new school at: tricityherald.com/video
Parent volunteer Molly Stegen, left, and first-grade teacher Andrea Tamez work together Monday preparing the new classroom for students at Jefferson Elementary School in Richland. The new $20.5 million building is 65,000 square feet and is on the same site as the old Jefferson which opened in the ‘50s. The first day of school for most Richland students is Aug. 28. Watch a video on the new school at: tricityherald.com/video Bob Brawdy Tri-City Herald

The first day of school for most students in Richland is Aug. 28.

Watch a video on the new school at: tricityherald.com/video

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