While students, parents & teachers are getting ready to start yet another school year, one school in Lehigh Acres getting set to join the list.
Its name is Amanecer Elementary, which is right next door to Lehigh Middle School.
“We have been helping design this project from the very beginning to make sure everything will fit in the district, be built on time and with best practices in mind,” says Senior Project Manager Alesha Watchowski.
Amanecer which means “sunrise” in Spanish, sits on Sunrise Boulevard, just off of Homestead Road.
Project manager Alesha Watchowski says construction for the new elementary started back in March.
When it’s all said and done, the school will be home to 972 students.
“We have been involved in a very early point in the game and get to come out here and see it built in front of our eyes is a very exciting time,” says Watchowski.