by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian
11-09-24
Top Photo: Tim Miller (left) looks on as Robb School victims’ family members sign the final beam to be placed in the new school structure
Approximately 100 guests attended the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation’s Topping-Out Ceremony this morning at the construction site of the new Legacy Elementary School. Several Robb Elementary School Victims’ family members attended the Ceremony were Uvalde CISD Superintendent Ashley Chohlis and Executive Director of the Uvalde CISD Moving
Miller spoke prior to the opportunity where family members were the first to sign the final steel beam to be placed on the structure.
According to a press release from the Uvalde Moving Forward foundation, the ceremony marks a significant milestone in the construction of Legacy Elementary School
“Topping-out is a celebration that takes place when the final beam of a building is put in place. It’s a long-standing tradition that symbolizes the completion of the structural phase of a construction project,” according to a statement from the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation.
Chohlis said that the 21 victims of the Robb School tragedy and those injured would never be forgotten. Others attending included the Uvalde CISD Board Trustees JJ Suarez and Laura Perez, along with teachers and administrators. Representatives from the Howard E Butt Foundation were also in attendance.
According to an official, the project still has about $3.5 millions of fundraising left to complete, but was confident the remaining funds would come in.
Following the ceremony, attendees were given tours of the construction site.
The Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation was created in the wake of the tragedy at Robb Elementary School through gifts from grocery chain, H-E-B, and the Butt family totaling $10 million. Huckabee Inc. donated their services, becoming a founding partner. Beginning in the fall of 2022, the Foundation began working with the Uvalde CISD Community Advisory Committee to develop the plans for the new elementary school. Those plans were approved by the Uvalde CISD Board of Trustees in April 2023, according to information provided by the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation.
About the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation
The Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation was created in the wake of the tragedy at Robb Elementary School through gifts from grocery chain, H-E-B, and the Butt family totaling $10 million. Huckabee Inc. donated their services, becoming a founding partner. Beginning in the fall of 2022, the Foundation began working with the Uvalde CISD Community Advisory Committee to develop the plans for the new elementary school. Those plans were approved by the Uvalde CISD Board of Trustees in April 2023.
Robb School victims’ family members and attendees tour the construction site of the new elementary school
