There has been a lot of activity on campus this past week, as demolition continues on the school building and our work crews prepare the area around the undercroft and kitchen for the work to be done on this part of the building (new elevator, kitchen renovation and expansion, and new restrooms).
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Immanuel Lutheran School is excited to be adding several wonderful new teachers to our faculty this year, who we very much look forward to introducing you to here online, as well as in person in the coming weeks. To that end, we're asking each new teacher to share a bit more about themselves through our Six Questions Series.
Please join us in welcoming Miss Rebekah Reistad to our faculty as our new 2nd grade teacher. Stay tuned for features on our other new teachers in the coming days!
Work is continuing on campus as our crews, under the leadership of our contractor, Chamberlain Construction, as the interior of the existing school building undergoes some significant demolition. The office and the former Jr. Kindergarten classrooms have been gutted, along with the girls' restrooms. This side of the building will be going up, getting a second floor with two new classrooms. Additional classrooms will be added into what was formerly the hill.
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Demolition is continuing around campus as crews from our general contractor, Chamberlain Construction, and our many subcontractors prepare our site for our expansion and renovation. Stay tuned to our Immanuel Lutheran School blog throughout the summer for news, updates and photos of the progress.
On Sunday, April 17, Immanuel Lutheran School broke ground on a five-classroom addition to the school building. After several years of planning for this renovation and expansion project, the community was thrilled to come together to celebrate the official groundbreaking.
Current ILS families, alumni, and members of Immanuel Lutheran Church joined with representatives of the project partners, including Rust Orling Architects, Chamberlain Construction, and the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) for the ceremonial ground breaking. Construction is scheduled to begin this spring and continue until January 2017. Students are expected to move into the new space during the 2016-2017 school year.
Immanuel Lutheran School was originally established in Old Town Alexandria by German immigrants in 1870. After closing during WWI, the school was reopened in its current location off of Russell Road in 1944, where it continues to serve students in Jr. Kindergarten through 8th grade.
As well as adding five new classrooms to the school building, the existing classrooms will be renovated with new floorings, ceilings and millwork, additional bathrooms will be built, the HVAC system will be updated, and an elevator will be added to the school as a part of this project. Work is also planned for the church building, including improvements to the kitchens, the addition of more bathrooms, the construction of an elevator.
"This is a significant moment in Immanuel’s history,” said ILS School Board Chairman Jason Kunik. “For more than 70 years, this school has stood in this location, serving students and families from throughout our community. We have been so blessed with the continued growth of the school, and we need this additional space and the improvements to our facility to be able to continue to serve families for generations to come.”
Our latest issue of the Immanuel Lutheran School Post is out now! Students in the Upper School Journalism Club have been working hard to report on all the latest news and happenings. We hope you enjoy the result of all their hard work!
Stay tuned for our next issue in April.
