Housatonic, Kellogg get new gym floors, prepare for first day of classes

FALLS VILLAGE — The Lee H. Kellogg School is ready for the new school year.

Principal Maria Bulson pointed with pride at the gleaming floors and spic-and-span classrooms.

And the new gym floor, a composite material in a medium blue with a nicely lettered logo.

The work in the gym took most of July, and there was a period of asbestos abatement during which nobody under the age of 18 was allowed in the building and the workers wore special protective gear.

“We’ll probably paint the walls next summer,� she said.

Kellogg adds seven students this year, for a total of 94.

At 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, the students will carry on a tradition of singing the school song around the flagpole.

At the high school, another considerably larger gym floor should be ready by the end of next week. The floor itself is in place; varnishing, trim work and painting the lines still remain to be done.

Some classrooms are being repainted, and the teachers return this week to prepare for the year. New teachers in the district were welcomed at a meeting Monday; photos will be published in the Sept. 3 Lakeville Journal.