The structural steel work is erected and large crane disassembled and moved off site Friday at the Chamisa Elementary School project under construction on Meadow Lane in White Rock. Jaynes Construction is working on the project, which began in March and is slated for completion by August 2025. This 53,225-square-foot building will include classrooms, a library, staff space, warming- kitchen, gymnasium and stage. The site will include new, separate playgrounds for Pre-K/Kindergarten and 1st through 5th graders including basketball courts, a turf athletic field and an outdoor learning area. Additional site work for this project includes drainage improvements, water and sewer lines replaced the full distance to the main lines, security system and site lighting for building and site security, new defined play areas, landscaping and irrigation systems, new shaded outdoor eating and group gathering area, and parking lots including a new parent drop off/pick-up and bus loop. Photo by Shari Mills