The newly constructed Chamisa Elementary School main building received its final coat of paint recently at 301 Meadow Lane in White Rock. Construction continues on the project to replace the decades-old former school. Workers are removing portables from the school grounds, digging up the old parking lot, and removing playground equipment from the former primary playground. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

Scene at the construction site for the new Chamisa Elementary School viewed recently at 301 Meadow Lane in White Rock. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

Scene at the construction site for the new Chamisa Elementary School viewed recently at 301 Meadow Lane in White Rock. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

Scene at the construction site for the new Chamisa Elementary School viewed recently at 301 Meadow Lane in White Rock. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

Scene of material at the construction site for the new Chamisa Elementary School viewed recently at 301 Meadow Lane in White Rock. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

Scene of materials at the construction site for the new Chamisa Elementary School viewed recently at 301 Meadow Lane in White Rock. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

The decades-old former Chamisa Elementary School, as viewed recently at 301 Meadow Lane in White Rock. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen