Tri-City Area and Real Estate Blog

With boxes stacked in individual offices and conference rooms, congested hallways,  and desks shoved into any spare space; having room to breathe is a welcome theme for the new Kennewick School District administration offices as they look forward to their upcoming move.  The district purchased the old Buttreys/Fiesta Foods grocery store on West Fourth and currently are having it remodeled to suit their needs.  It is hoped that the move will take place at the end of the year.

Originally, the new building contained 4,500 square feet but the new contractor will be adding an approximate 2,500 square foot partial 2nd story, which will bring the usable space to almost 7,000 square feet.  Currently, the district offices comprise the old Benton PUD building at 6th and Benton Streets, and the old admin building to the north of Kennewick High School, which was built in the 60′s.  This new facility will allow all departments to come together under one roof and will include a large conference room, a classroom for adult classes, and a board room for school board meetings in addition to it’s many office spaces.

We want to warmly welcome two agents to our Distinctive family!  Dina Mendoza has been a Realtor in the Tri-Cities area for 10 years. Susan Bond is a new agent and has been working in the Kennewick School District for many years.  We are so happy to have both these talented ladies working with us and wish them many years of success!

The Kennewick School District has reached the halfway point on contruction on the new elementary school at Cottonwood Springs and at about the same point in it’s remodeling project on Canyon View Elementary off Olympia Street in Kennewick. 

Cottonwood Elementary School has it’s exterior completed, sheet rock is up on the interior walls, classroom cabinets and teacher desks are in place. Currently, planning for new staff and supplies and equipment are in process.

Canyon View has gotten a entire remodel, including a new cafeteria, so the students can eat there rather than in the classroom. Students currently are housed in the old Fruitland School and will be excited to see their new digs at an open house in August for both schools.

83 Delta High School (Kennewick School District) students competed in National History Day regionals at EWU on February 27th, and many students will advance to the state competition on May 1st at Bellevue College. The contest theme was Innovation in History: Impact and Change, and students have been working on thier projects since November with many completing extensive research in support of the project, including personal interviews with experts on their selected topic.  National History Day is a project-based program which teaches essential research skills necessary for higher education success in any field.

With the building of the new elementary school in Cottonwood Springs/Badger Canyon area, the Kennewick School District will be making necessary changes to realign school populations and boundaries. Click here to take a look at the proposed boundary changes.  http://bit.ly/dpiEOy

Out among the fields with flowing wheat blowing gently in the breeze, the newest elementary school in the Kennewick School District takes shape. With a proposed opening in the fall of 2010, this school with service the children of the southwest Kennewick area, including Badger Canyon and the Reata subdivisions.

A $68 million dollar bond was approved by voters to fund this school and remodel 4 additional schools in the Kennewick School District.