ELKMONT ELEMENTARY IN THE NEWS

The Athens News Courier recently ran an article about our new "old" elementary school.  The physical location and buildings haven't changed but what is new is separating its mission statement and administration from the middle school/high school. Having its own administrators, will put the focus solely on the K-5 students, elementary curriculum and instruction.

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Haley James has served as an assistant principal at Elkmont while it was considered a K-12 school.  She was selected as the principal when the elementary school became its own entity.  James is excited about the opportunity to build something special as the first elementary principal at Elkmont.   “Our whole theme or motto is 'explore, engage and succeed,'” she said. “We're going to focus on engaging students in the learning process and teaching them how to be critical thinkers in all subject areas.”

What makes Elkmont Elementary special: 
James said the school is special because most of the teachers are from the Elkmont area and are passionate about teaching the next generation and town's future foundation.
“They know the kids they're educating are the ones who are going to work in the local industry,” she said. “It's very important to them because they know that's the future of Elkmont — what's sitting in our schools.”

Come and meet the teachers and their new principal during open house, August 5 at 1:30 pm.