Central Administration Building
601 South 8th Street
Fawcett Elementary
Fawcett Elementary Construction Updates
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about Former Fawcett students unearth 47-year-old time capsule
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about Fawcett Elementary unveils new building with grand celebration
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about Explore new Fawcett Elementary School at grand opening event Oct. 25
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about Fawcett school construction timelapse video
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about Fawcett students experience first day in their new building
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about Get ready for back to school at the new Fawcett
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about New playgrounds across Tacoma Public Schools
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about New elevator makes the former McKinley school more ADA accessible
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about New Fawcett nearly 80 percent complete
![site exterior]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674063109/tacomak12waus/yi73gffebqz6jbt18ppi/ExteriorFawcett.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674063109/tacomak12waus/yi73gffebqz6jbt18ppi/ExteriorFawcett.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674063109/tacomak12waus/yi73gffebqz6jbt18ppi/ExteriorFawcett.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1674063109/tacomak12waus/yi73gffebqz6jbt18ppi/ExteriorFawcett.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1674063109/tacomak12waus/yi73gffebqz6jbt18ppi/ExteriorFawcett.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674063109/tacomak12waus/yi73gffebqz6jbt18ppi/ExteriorFawcett.jpg","width":1968}])
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about From top to bottom, inside and out, the new Fawcett takes shape
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about Progress at Fawcett
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about Time capsule discovery at Fawcett
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about Fawcett Falcons get ready for back-to-school
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about Concrete slabs and wood framing at Fawcett
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about Fawcett students learn about construction
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Fawcett Elementary was built in 1950.
While their new school is under construction, Fawcett students will attend school in the former McKinley Elementary.
Expected opening: September 2023
This project is funded by the $535 million school construction bond voters passed in 2020.
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