Xenia Community School News

Xenia Community Schools’ staff, students, architects and contractors install construction signs

Exterior signs heralding the coming of five new elementary schools to Xenia Community Schools (XCS) were recently installed by district students, staff, board members, architects and contractors at the locations of the new buildings.

Fanning-Howing will serve as the architects for the project with Scaparotti Construction Group as the contractor.

The winning bid for the signs was awarded to Sign B Studios of Xenia as the first local business to benefit from the construction project.

"It's an exciting time for Xenia and Xenia Community Schools," says XCS Supt. Jeffrey K. Lewis, Ed.D., "as we move closer to the reality of five new elementary schools for our town's children. Final plans are now being developed for the schools with input from all of our teachers, custodians, librarians, technology team, cafeteria staff and more." Groundbreaking for the five new schools is tentatively scheduled for Winter 2011.

Cox Elementary School

Photos (left to right) - Jessica Olvera of Cox Elementary School carefully tightens a bolt under the watchful eye of Sign B Studio professionals.

Cox Elementary School student Hector Navarro works hard to secure the construction sign to the fence at the corner of Dayton and Allison avenues.

Ready to place the sign in its permanent location are, left to right, front row, Carlton Hicks, Amber Smith, Shayne Holley, Grant DeLotelle, Hector Navarro, Jessica Olvera; second row, Joe Froelich, Scaparotti Construction Group, Cox Elementary School teacher LaShann Latimer, Xenia Board of Education President Robert P. Dillaplain, M.D., XCS Personnel Director Debra Herman, Cox Elementary School Principal Lisa Peterson and Darrell J. Menzer, AIA, LEED, AP, Fanning Howey.

Shawnee Elementary School

Photos (left to right) - Tim Harner of Studio B Signs, far right, has his young crew warm up their muscles before helping lift the construction sign for Shawnee Elementary School.

Shawnee Elementary School student K’jha White works to make sure the sign in the field along Sutton Drive is just right.  Shawnee Principal Karen Miller watches carefully from behind her.

McKinley Elementary School

Photos (left to right) - The Xenia Area Chamber of Commerce (XACC) and City of Xenia came out to celebrate the next step in building five new grade schools at McKinley Elementary School.  Students who turned out to help include, left to right, Hannah Pagett, London LaBarrie, Shawn Thigpen, Aleea Chaffin, Bethany Groeschen and Todd Brunson.  Leaders in the project, shown left to right, second row, are Darrell Menzer, Fanning Howey; Joe Froelich, Scaparotti Construction Group; XACC Executive Director Alan Liming; McKinley Elementary School Principal Garry Hawes; City of Xenia Mayor and former McKinley principal Marsha Bayless; XCS Supt. Jeffrey K.
Lewis, Ed.D., Xenia Board of Education members Barbara Stafford and Ron Roth.

McKinley Elementary School students line up in front of their hard hats before helping to install their schools’ new construction sign.

Arrowood Elementary School

Photos (left to right) - Located in the field between Arrowood Elementary School and Warner Middle School, one of Xenia’s new elementary schools recently had its construction sign installed by students, staff, board members and builders.  Shown, left to right, at the site of the new school are, Xenia Board of Education Vice P resident Ron Roth; Joe Froelich, Scaparotti Construction Group; City of Xenia Mayor and former Arrowood Principal Marsha Bayless; Makayla Kinney; Victor Nuskabel; Braden Huber; Alayna Vela; Allison Shaw; Arrowood Elementary School Principal Judy Roby; XCS Supt. Jeffrey K. Lewis, Ed.D.; and Darrell J. Menzer, Fanning Howey.

Victor Nuskabel flexes his muscles before lifting the new school construction sign. 

Tecumseh Elementary School

Photos (left to right) - Tecumseh Elementary School student Ally Baker takes her job seriously as she uses a plumb line to make sure the new construction sign at her school is just right.

Ally Baker, Tecumseh Elementary School, was just one of a group of students who put their backs into lifting---with adult supervision and help---the new school construction sign along Old Springfield Pike.