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'''Clark Elementary School''' opened in 1931 in the [[Belmont-Carlton]] neighborhood and is named for American frontiersman George Rogers Clark. Their school mascot is the Clark Bee.<ref name="About Clark Elementary">{{cite web|title=About Clark Elementary|url=http://www.ccs.k12.va.us/schools/clark/about.html=|author=Charlottesville City Schools|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=March 9, 2012}}</ref>  Clark Elementary School students abide by the 5 Bee's, based on their mascot, the bee.<ref name="About Clark Elementary"/>
'''Clark Elementary School''' opened in 1931 in the [[Belmont-Carlton]] neighborhood and is named for American frontiersman George Rogers Clark. Their school mascot is the Clark Bee.<ref name="About Clark Elementary">{{cite web|title=About Clark Elementary|url=http://www.ccs.k12.va.us/schools/clark/about.html=|author=Charlottesville City Schools|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=March 9, 2012}}</ref>  Clark Elementary School students abide by the 5 Bee's, based on their mascot, the bee.<ref name="About Clark Elementary"/>
==Historic status==
The [[Charlottesville School Board]] is considering seeking [[invididually protected property]] status for the construction. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=School Board weighs historic property status for Clark Elementary|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/school-board-weighs-historic-property-status-for-clark-elementary/article_1eb48ec6-5ed0-11e3-97b5-001a4bcf6878.html|author=J. Reynolds Hutchins|pageno=|printdate=December 6, 2013|publishdate=December 6, 2013|accessdate=December 16, 2013|cturl=}}</ref>


===The Five Bee's===
===The Five Bee's===

Revision as of 15:52, 16 December 2013

Clark Elementary School mascot, the Clark Bee

Clark Elementary School opened in 1931 in the Belmont-Carlton neighborhood and is named for American frontiersman George Rogers Clark. Their school mascot is the Clark Bee.[1] Clark Elementary School students abide by the 5 Bee's, based on their mascot, the bee.[1]

Historic status

The Charlottesville School Board is considering seeking invididually protected property status for the construction. [2]

The Five Bee's

  • Be Kind
  • Be Safe
  • Be Respectful
  • Be Responsible
  • Be a Thinker

[1]

Clark Elementary also hosts a 5K Fun Run/Walk that raises funds for the Clark Educational Opportunity Fund.[1] The Fund supports fourth-grade scholarships for Clark students and classroom grants for Clark teachers.[1]

Staff

  • Principal: Daphne Keiser
  • Assistant Principal: Jill Dahl[1]

Community Partnerships

In February 2012, University of Virginia students worked with Clark Elementary to implement a schoolyard garden. The garden is intended to work in-tandem with Clark's nutritional education classes.[3]

Map

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Web. About Clark Elementary, Charlottesville City Schools, City of Charlottesville, retrieved March 9, 2012.
  2. Web. School Board weighs historic property status for Clark Elementary, J. Reynolds Hutchins, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 6, 2013, retrieved December 16, 2013.
  3. Web. U.Va. Students Receive Backing in Public Service Projects, Rebecca Arrington, UVa Today, February 20, 2012, retrieved March 9, 2012.