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closeFERNDALE - Ferndale's newest school, Cascadia Elementary School, opened its doors Wednesday morning, Sept. 3, despite still needing some construction work done.
Some of the technology, like computers for students, still isn't set up and the movable dividing walls for the gym, cafeteria and stage haven't arrived yet. But the 60,000-square-foot, $13.8 million school is operational.
And the students, especially those coming from North Bellingham Elementary, couldn't be happier.
"I just love it," said fourth-grader Amanda Standow, 9. "It's so big and I like to explore it."
Amanda and her first-grade sister, Kaitlynn, were transferred to Cascadia Elementary with the rest of North Bellingham Elementary School, which is temporarily closed until a condemned building can be fixed.
The sisters spent the few minutes before school began checking their school supplies and admiring the school's atrium and main gathering space, something that their old school lacked.
"I think it's good," said Lynnette Bring, Amanda and Kaitlynn's mom, about the transferring of North Bellingham students. "I'm a bit concerned about the class sizes... but it's always fun to have a new school."
Some of the students' favorite features of the new school include the fact it has two stories and an elevator, which isn't for general student use, and the large size of the structure.
"I like it, it's so tall and so big," said Mahalia Surgeon, 10. "I (also) like that they bought all new equipment."
Mahalia and two of her classmates, Baylie Rankin and Anahi Soto, are looking forward to being fifth-graders this year and having a classroom on the second-floor, which gives them a great view of the mountains and surrounding neighborhoods.
And while North Bellingham Elementary students may miss their old building sometimes, and may have to take a bus to school for the first time, there are perks to being in a brand-new school.
"Everything is more new and clean," said fourth-grader Kane Christiansen, 9. "And there are no spiders in the corners."
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