A tour of the new Bradford Elementary School by school staff and officials on Oct. 16 began with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, with Superintendent Will Hartley wielding the scissors. Pictured (l-r) are Tonya Shays, legislative aide to Sen. Jennifer Bradley; Todd Duffy, chief operations officer with Ausley Construction; School Board Member Candace Osteen; Ken Ausley, chief executive officer with Ausley Construction; Bradford Elementary Principal Cassie Melvin; Jeff Edison, operations director for Bradford Schools; Hartley; School Board Members Gayle Nicula, Lynn Melvin, Cheryl Canova and Sheila Cummings; Jim Hurry, construction project manager with Ausley Construction; and Paul Stressing, architect. Photo by Cliff Smelley.School board members (l-r) Gayle Nicula, Candace Osteen, Lynn Melvin and Cheryl Canova raise their hands toward the new school during the ceremony’s opening prayer. Photo by Cliff Smelley.The front building of the new Bradford Elementary School. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Tornadoes are prominent across campus, including hanging from the ceiling in the administration building. Photo by Cliff Smelley.The administration building as soon as you walk in. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Bradford Elementary Assistant Principal Laurén Morgan (far right) gives a tour of the guidance area, which is also where her office is located. Also pictured are School Board Member Lynn Melvin (far left) and Missy Olive, who works at the school in data entry. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Checking out Building 1 are (l-r) School Board Members Candace Osteen and Sheila Cummings, Starke City Clerk Jimmy Crosby and Starke Mayor Scott Roberts. Assistant Principal Laurén Morgan’s office is on the left. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Assistant Principal Laurén Morgan stands in what will be her new office. Photo by Cliff Smelley.School Operations Director Jeff Edison (far left) points out some features to a tour group that includes (l-r) Starke Mayor Scott Roberts (behind Edison), Starke City Clerk Jimmy Crosby and School Board Members Candace Osteen and Cheryl Canova. Photo by Cliff Smelley.A view of the new school’s media center. Photo by Cliff Smelley.School Board Member Candace Osteen enjoys a seat in the media center. Photo by Cliff Smelley.A tour group makes its way toward the elementary classroom suite. Photo by Cliff Smelley.School Board Member Lynn Melvin (right) is loving an elementary classroom’s technological features, as shown off by Operations Director Jeff Edison. Photo by Cliff Smelley.A tour group takes the stairs to the second floor of the elementary classroom suite. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Teacher Amber Hartley enjoys sitting at the desk in her soon-to-be classroom. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Bradford County Commissioner Carolyn Spooner (left) chats with teacher Margie Noegel. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Teacher Tyhesia Brady stands in her soon-to-be classroom. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Checking out one of the elementary classrooms are (l-r) Bradford County Manager Scott Kornegay, County Commissioner Carolyn Spooner, School Operations Director Jeff Edison, Starke Mayor Scott Roberts and Starke City Clerk Jimmy Crosby. Photo by Cliff Smelley.A view of the campus from the second story of the elementary classroom suite. The building at the far left contains the front office, administrative offices, guidance area, clinic and media cetner, while the building at the far right includes the cafetorium and the music and STEM areas. The building in the background is the middle-school classroom suite. Photo by Cliff Smelley.One of the science laboratories in the middle-school classroom suite. Photo by Cliff Smelley.A view of the new school’s cafeteria. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
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