CONTRIBUTED BY OCS
OPELIKA —
The official ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly constructed Fox Run School, 1100 Fox Run Parkway, will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, at 4:15 p.m., prior to the monthly Opelika City Schools (OCS) Board of Education meeting. Due to the limited time between the ribbon cutting and the board meeting at 5 p.m., OCS invites members of the community to tour the new school on Sunday, Aug. 27, from 1 to 3 p.m. during the Community Open House. The event is open to the public.
Fox Run School construction began in April 2022 and was completed in July 2023 at a cost of $25 million. The newly constructed sixth grade school is 62,000 square feet and contains 28 classrooms, two administrative suites, media center, activity room and a cafeteria.
Noted features include the monumental learning staircase located near the center of the building, a large compass located in the greenspace at the back of the school, and an ICC 500-2014 storm shelter within the building to house students and staff in case of inclement weather. The construction manager for the project was Bailey-Harris Construction Company and the architectural firm was TURNERBATSON.
