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Tarpon School Selling Paver Bricks
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Published: December 15, 2007
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - As the new Tarpon Springs Elementary School takes shape, school staff and students are looking for members of the community to chip in with a brick or two.
No, this isn't an invitation to some modern equivalent of a barn-raising or anything like that. Construction on the new school is coming along just fine.
These bricks are commemorative pavers. They are being sold to raise money for tables and umbrellas for an outdoor reading garden in the school's atrium area.
This atrium is just one of many features that has staff and administrators excited about the new Tarpon Springs Elementary School. It is being built on the same site as the old school, 525 Disston Ave., and is slated to open at the start of the 2008-09 school year.
In the meantime, classes are being held across town, in portable classrooms next to Tarpon Springs Middle School, on North Florida Avenue.
They are hoping members of the community will want to be a permanent part of this facility where generations to come will start on their educational paths. The brick pavers will be placed in prominent locations, including around the main flagpole, the atrium area near the cafeteria and at every building entrance.
Each paver will carry an inscription of up to three lines, with up to 12 characters per line.
The prices for a paver are $50 for businesses or community members, $40 for alumni and $30 for current Tarpon Springs Elementary School students and their families.
The deadline to order a paver is Feb. 14.
Where to order
Those who want to order a brick paver for the new Tarpon Springs Elementary School Reading Garden can do so by going to the school's temporary location, the campus of Tarpon Springs Middle School, 515 N. Florida Ave., or by calling the school at 727-943-5500.
Order forms are also available at the following locations in Tarpon Springs:
• Starbucks Coffee Company, 40908 U.S. 19 N.
• Publix Super Market in Tarpon Mall, 40856 U.S. 19 N.
• Rodie's Restaurant and Pancake House, 1097 S. Pinellas Ave.
• Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce, 11 Orange St. E.
• Tarpon Springs City Hall, 324 E. Pine St.
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