Core Creek Elementary School Open House
After months of preparation, several weeks of packing and moving materials from Buck Elementary, two intensive days of classroom organization and one snow day, the first batch of students finally arrived for the first day at Core Creek Elementary in Langhorne on Tuesday, January 7. Except for the snow day on January 6, the transition from Pearl S. Buck ES to Core Creek was a smooth one, with the students quickly acclimating to the new building and getting back to their learning and daily routines.
It took a team for all the planning, preparation and hard work that went into this effort, starting with the Buck Elementary staff who packed up their classrooms and common areas with as little disruption to the pre-holiday learning and activities as possible.
Once moving day arrived on December 23, the materials were boxed and ready to go. After the holiday break, they pulled their classrooms, the library, the gymnasium and the cafeteria together and cleaned everything up in just two days in time for an Open House on the Friday evening, January 3 before opening day.
Core Creek Elementary School Open House
The school looked clean and ready to go by the time the first families arrived, and at least 1,500 students and their family members toured the building that night. The vibe that night was very positive, and the students seemed very excited about their new school.
This was an “all-hands-on-deck” effort by Mr. Brian Kern and his staff, along with Neshaminy Facilities and Operations, I.T., Food Services, Purchasing, Pupil Services and the Security staff, administrators and cabinet members, Mr. Paul Meehan, Dr. Michelle Burkholder, Spiezle Architectural Group, the building contractors, and many others who sweated all the endless details that needed to be addressed before the Core Creek could open its doors. This building will help the district to meet the educational needs of our community for many years to come.