Mission Road Elementary School

“This building will be a place where dreams can take flight, where challenges are met with determination, and where the seeds of future success are sown,” said MRES Principal Sherrie Hughes.

With shovels in hand, Carroll Daniel Construction led the charge. In November 2022, they broke ground. In August 2023, the last steel beam was put into place, and today we are looking at a two-story, 102,606 square foot, state-of-the-art facility. It holds 30 classrooms and 48 instructional units. The campus can now easily house its 550 students, plus 250 more. It was strategically designed to accommodate future growth and classroom wing expansions as well.

“Every time I walk into the building, I am blown away by how beautiful it is,” said Principal Hughes. “The tall colored glass windows bring in so much natural light and the modern collaboration spaces will be loved by our students. The unique features of our school will surely inspire creativity, collaboration, and a lifelong love of learning.”

Other special areas include a custom-built reading book staircase in the media center and two separate playgrounds.

“With the Mission Road Elementary School build, it was important to weave in the old with the new, to honor the school’s 38-year legacy of educational advancements, academic excellence, and strong community values,” said Bartow County School Superintendent Clint Terza. “I was pleased to hear that school leaders chose to have local photographer, Louis Tonsmeire, capture the iconic murals in the old school, frame them, and hang them up in the new school.”

Additionally, school leaders plan to accentuate the new flagpole with bricks from the old school.

“I must give a huge shout-out to the entire school staff and two very special people, Principal Sherrie Hughes and Assistant Principal Kim Wynn,” said CDC Senior Project Manager Zach Nicholson. “They kept the old school running while construction was going on right outside their window. It was not easy, but all the teachers and staff have been so accommodating and willing to work together to complete the project.”

This project had a unique schedule because work on the new parking lots, underground utilities, and detention ponds could not start until the old building was torn down in June after the academic year was completed.

While the front parking lot is finished, as anticipated, the additional lots and detention pond will not be completed until December 2024.

The project is currently on schedule and within the $30 million budget.

“This is a new state-of-the-art facility that will serve the community for many years to come,” said Nicholson. “The building was designed and built to last, and it will be exciting to see how it ages as kids grow. Hopefully, many years from now students will bring their own kids and grandkids through the same halls that they once walked.”