Breaking new ground: Michelle Barton, 12, a sixth-grader at Jefferson Elementary, dons a hard hat for the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Jefferson Elementary School on Wednesday near the intersection of Manito Boulevard and 37th Avenue, a few hundred yards from the 1908 school it will replace. Barton was chosen from the student Cabinet to take part in the event with Spokane Public Schools administrators and the school board. The school is expected to open in fall 2013. (Jesse Tinsley)
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Breaking new ground: Michelle Barton, 12, a sixth-grader at Jefferson Elementary, dons a hard hat for the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Jefferson Elementary School on Wednesday near the intersection of Manito Boulevard and 37th Avenue, a few hundred yards from the 1908 school it will replace. Barton was chosen from the student Cabinet to take part in the event with Spokane Public Schools administrators and the school board. The school is expected to open in fall 2013.
