Pueblo District 60 welcomes new and improved East High School with ribbon-cutting ceremony
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Pueblo School District 60 is already gearing up for the fall semester and preparing for more kinds to fill the new East High School building.
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Monday, district leaders welcomed the new facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The project comes thanks to a $76 million investment and months of construction.
The new and improved East High School is a two-story facility that the district says highlights the education opportunities the school has always been known for.
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"There's been lots of anticipation, lots of excitement. It's very exciting to finally invite the public into what we've been getting ready for a couple years now," Principal Andy Clement said.
Students decked out in black and gold helped celebrate the opening Monday. Community members were also able to tour the new building.