The sod has officially been turned at the site of the new South Queens Middle School. Premier Darrell Dexter along with grade seven student Shanyn Whynot plunged their shovels into the ground, marking the start of the project. Dexter went to the current school as a high school student, along with other members of his family. He says it's a day of mixed emotions.Dexter says the new school will be the first of its kind in the province designed to support project-based learning. MLA for Queens,Vicki Conrad, echoed the premier's thoughts, saying the new school will be a great benefit for the community.
She says the new school will encourage good learning opportunities and attract families to the area. The school will be home to students in grades 6 to 8, with grade 9 students moving to Liverpool Regional High School. The new middle school is scheduled to open in September 2013.
