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Two years after
a devasting fire,
Fernway Elementary
School’s virtual reopening
this fall as a state-of-the art
learning center symbolizes
the power of the City
coming together for a
common purpose.
Chris Hayward settled
back in his chair
and glanced out the window of his
Fernway Elementary School office.
It was a hot, lazy summer afternoon,
and he would have liked to have
been golfing. But as a principal,
Hayward worked year-round, so here
he was. The school was pretty much
empty, save for the custodial crew
and a couple of roofers doing a few
routine repairs. Hayward liked it that
way. He could actually get some
work done.
m dernizing a historic school building