As a child, Ashley McCallum didn鈥檛 realize her school was different than others. The open-concept classroom trend was in full swing when W.E. Cundiff Elementary was constructed in the 1970s, so McCallum鈥檚 time in elementary school was spent in large open rooms where several classes would be going on at once and distractions abounded.
Students enter W.E. Cundiff Elementary School in Vinton after a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday celebrating the completion of the school鈥檚 renovation and expansion.
Students cheer during a ribbon cutting for the completed renovation and expansion of W.E. Cundiff Elementary School on Wednesday.
Heather Rousseau
The newly renovated and expanded W.E. Cundiff Elementary School in Vinton has a new STEAM lab that includes 3-D printers.
Heather Rousseau
Heather Rousseau
Kimberly Wood, an instructional assistant for preschool at W.E. Cundiff Elementary School in Vinton, celebrates with students during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday marking the completion of the school鈥檚 renovation and expansion.
Heather Rousseau
The newly renovated and expanded W.E. Cundiff Elementary School now has a cafeteria filled with natural light.
Heather Rousseau
Students enter W.E. Cundiff Elementary School in Vinton after a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday celebrating the completion of the school鈥檚 renovation and expansion.
Heather Rousseau
The newly renovated and expanded W.E. Cundiff Elementary School in Vinton has a new STEAM lab that includes 3-D printers.
Students enter W.E. Cundiff Elementary School in Vinton after a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday celebrating the completion of the school鈥檚 renovation and expansion.
