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Pike Road Students Propose Inclusive Playground Before Town Council

A group of Pike Road students are leading the efforts to build a playground accessible to people of all abilities. Pike Road Intermediate School’s SGA president and vice president, Tristan Bradsher and Gunner Gibbs, attended the town council meeting on Monday to present their plans for the inclusive playground. The student leaders came together with the help of special education teacher,…

Pike Road Intermediate Gets New Walkway to Playground

Pike Road Intermediate School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a newly constructed walkway. After numerous complaints from peers and students about the inaccessibility to the playground, the student government association met with Superintendent Dr. Chuck Ledbetter to suggest a solution. The students working together designed the blueprint, did the physical work and identified what materials that worked best for what…

PTA ready to work on Playground Project

The PTA hopes to raise money to not only fix, but sustain the playground for years to come. The Parent/Teacher Association at W.O. Parmer Elementary has a special project it’s working on this year: the Playground Project. And the PTA is asking for the community’s help to get the job done. The first and second grade playground at the elementary…