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Workers from Zichelle Steel watch as the final beam is lowered into place on the roof of the new Hildreth Elementary School. The beam was signed by HES students and faculty and adorned with a U.S. flag, the Harvard town flag, and a traditional fir tree. (Photo by Tim Clark)
HES teacher Pam Chapman shows Kush Purohit where to sign.
Third-grader Owen Mead shares his favorite observation of the new school construction with site manager Jon Seymour of Shawmut Construction. (Photo by Tim Clark)
First-graders Graham Kosciak and Genesis Ayala sign the beam.
Members of the Shawmut construction crew accept a gift from HES students of the book “If I Built a School” by former Harvard resident and Bromfield graduate Chris Van Dusen. (Photo by Tim Clark)
HES Principal Josh Myler speaks to the crowd before the placement of the last beam on the new building.
Kindergarten student Oscar Haag jumps for joy when the final beam is placed.
HES students react with excitement as the last beam is lowered into place on their new school.
Steelworkers swing the last beam into position at the new Hildreth Elementary School at the “topping-off” ceremony Thursday, Dec. 12. (Photo by Tim Clark)
