ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – With 48 modern classrooms, state-of-the-art facilities, and features, Woodland Elementary School is ready for the new school year.
Woodland Elementary School is Onslow County’s forty-third school in the district and twenty-third elementary school in the county that left everyone in awe during Thursday’s ribbon cutting ceremony.
“The playground looks super cool, the gym looks big, the cafeteria looks big, and everything like that. I’m just looking forward to a good school year,” upcoming Woodland Elementary school student Jackson South said.
The school is over 115,000 square feet and can accommodate up to 850 students.
The increase in population is one of the many reasons why the school was built.
“Opening this new school that will fit a larger capacity of students will give them the space and room to have a comfortable learning environment, but also access other opportunities,” Woodland Elementary School kindergarten teacher Savannah Park said.
Dozens of members of the community gathered inside the gym to learn more about the school and its features, including its security measures and its designs.
The school is also designed to serve as a hurricane shelter, ensuring a safe place for members of the community during severe weather. It is equipped with a 150-mph roof rating, high-impact glass windows, and a large generator to provide power to critical areas of the building in the event of a weather emergency.
Onslow County Board of Commissioners Chairman Tim Foster says the county has more in store when it comes to education.
“There’s a 10 year plan, of course, that’s always up to change, but it’s well over $300 million invested into schools. Right now, one of the first things is the new southern elementary school that will go down in the Holly Ridge area,” Foster said.
The school cost over $42.5 million to build and the site the school is on has connections to education, being built on land previously home to White Oak and Tabernacle schools.
Woodland Elementary plans to open its doors to students on August 25.
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