Garfield Elementary School to celebrate opening of new building on 9/17

Garfield Elementary School Celebrates the Opening of State-of-the-Art 2 Story Classroom Building at Ribbon Cutting

THE EVENT: The Garfield Elementary School Community is celebrating the transformation of Garfield Elementary School to a world-class learning community with the opening of a state-of-the-art 2-story classroom building. Members of the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education will be joined by district staff, community supporters, parents and students for a ribbon cutting ceremony. The classrooms became available at the start of the new school year. Students are already learning, excelling, and enjoying the new facility. Members of the media are invited to capture this special event.

WHEN: Tuesday, September 17, at 8:30 a.m.

WHERE: Garfield Elementary School

850 Brown Street

Santa Ana, CA 92701

VISUALS: Ribbon Cutting will include:

§ Musical selection “Stand by Me” by 5th grade class

§ Ribbon cutting with SAUSD Board of Education, Garfield principal and students

§ Speeches commemorating the transformation of Garfield into a world-class learning community

CONTACT: Deidra Powell, Chief Communications Officer – Santa Ana Unified School District at (714) 558-5555 desk or (714) 673-4995 cell

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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