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Patrick Henry Elementary School and Recreation Center Opens


Community members, dance students, the Town Crier, the school’s eagle mascot, and school and city officials came together to dedicate the new Patrick Henry School and Recreation Center at an official ribbon cutting ceremony in early February.
The new environmentally sustainable facility is the third new school to open in Alexandria this school year. The new 136,600 square-foot school building is designed for 21st century learning with flexible learning spaces on each floor, quiet rooms for small group instruction, a black box theatre and a cafetorium with performance lighting and sound. The LEED silver building will host students from kindergarten through eighth grade, expanding capacity to 900 students from 650 students in the old school.

