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Southwest Atlanta elementary school celebrates $9.6 million renovation

Beecher Hills Elementary school principal Crystal Jones  talks to families in the schools’ new computer lab at the first open house after the schools’ extensive renovation Friday, August 9, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC
Beecher Hills Elementary school principal Crystal Jones  talks to families in the schools’ new computer lab at the first open house after the schools’ extensive renovation Friday, August 9, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC
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Oct 29, 2019

Atlanta Public Schools will celebrate the $9.6 million renovation of an elementary school at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday.

Beecher Hills Elementary School reopened in August after a yearlong renovation to the southwest Atlanta school building.

The work was paid for with money from a one-cent sales tax that voters approved in 2016. The renovation included adding a gymnasium and updating the computer lab, cafeteria and classrooms.

The district will celebrate the completion of the project with a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

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