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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019A
Mustangs RUN WILD in new gym
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
McNary Heights second-graders run around their new gym Wednesday to warm up for class.
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
McNary Heights Principal Rick Cotterell and physical education instructor Brandt Lind chat
Wednesday as they wait for students to arrive for gym class.
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
McNary Heights second-graders race around their new gym Wednesday in a spirited game of
tag.
By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN
STAFF WRITER
In their fi rst week in the new gym-
nasium, McNary Heights Elementary
students were already using the extra
space to their advantage.
The students were enjoying one of
their fi rst P.E. classes in a new gym,
the result of a $10.5 million bond
CRYPTOQUIP
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
McNary Heights second-graders do warm-up exercises Wednesday during gym class.
that paid for upgrades at the Umatilla
School District’s three schools. Other
improvements from the bond include
secure entrances and security cam-
eras at all three schools, as well as new
HVAC systems.
The building is completely new.
Crews broke ground on it last June, and
were just putting the fi nishing touches
on it as students came back from win-
ter break this week. The new building
features the McNary Mustangs’ green
and yellow colors prominently, a group
of mustangs painted on the center of
the fl oor, and has a row of bleachers
for parents to come and watch games
or assemblies.
The additional space will give the
school opportunities to expand their
activities both during and after school.
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