Cloverleaf Elementary School Opening

(Media Release) Officials at the Bartow County School system cut a ribbon to open the new Cloverleaf Elementary School today. The ceremony was attended by approximately forty people including School Board Chairman, Dr. Davis Nelson, Dr. John F. Harper, Superintendent, as well as board members Wanda Cagle Gray, John Howard, Anna Sullivan and Angie Cornett. Joe Frank Harris, Jr., President and CEO, represented the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce. Also present were representatives of Southern A&E, the architectural firm for the project, and RA-LIN and Associates, the building contractor.

 

Pankaj Daiya, Director of Construction and Maintenance for the Bartow County School System said this about the construction team, "RA-LIN Project Manager, Brian Fritts, and Superintendent, Joe Hester, did an outstanding job managing this project from start to finish. Their diligence and hard work have delivered a beautiful new school to Bartow County of which we can be very proud for years to come. The block work in this building is of excellent quality and the craftsmanship is apparent as you walk through the halls."

 

The new Cloverleaf Elementary School facility is approximately 108,000 SF and includes classrooms for 800 + students, a gym, a complete kitchen with cafeteria and stage and a large library with a media center and a computer lab. The building also houses an art studio and health office. A playground and outside covered pavilion are included on the campus grounds. The construction budget for the project was in excess of $13 million.