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Highland Rim Academy nearing completion of the school’s new building on Cookeville’s English Drive.
Highland Rim Academy Director of Advancement Casey Overstreet said the building receiving finishing touches, with the completion date expected within the next few weeks. Overstreet said the entire Highland Rim family is looking forward to the completion.
“I know it’s been a dream and a prayer of mine to see this come to reality,” Overstreet said. “And so we truly are humbled and so thankful for all the support we have received from our entire HRA community to make this building possible.”
Overstreet said the school plans to move into the new building by the end of January. Overstreet said the school has moving plans and expects the transition to go smoothly.
“We have been preparing for this for quite some time,” Overstreet said. “This has been a project we have been working on for at least two years and so we have a schedule and a plan in place and we anticipate the move being seamless.”
Overstreet said the new building will fit the school’s strategic plan which includes expecting growth within the school. Overstreet said the school has already taken students to the new building to get a glimpse of what it looks like.
Overstreet said the construction of the building has not faced any obstacles.
“The Lord has been very gracious to us,” Overstreet said. “Tom Sergio is our builder and he and his team have done an amazing job getting the building ready for our students to move in. We have a facilities team that has been working hand in hand with Tom every step of the way and it has been a wonderful process.”
Overstreet said the school does have plans to introduce the building and show families how things like the car line and traffic will operate.
