Clay Elementary families and staff celebrated the school’s 10th anniversary on Friday, September 15. Thanks to PTA fundraising efforts, students started the school year with a new playground which was dedicated during the celebration. Lea Morris, principal, Jeannie Conkling, City of Altoona Mayor, PTA members and students helped cut the ribbon for the playground. The red ribbon was decorated by student’s thumb prints. The event treated families to the Des Moines Children Museum and a sweet treat from the ice cream truck.
Clay Elementary’s doors opened on Monday, August 20, 2007, to approximately 350 students in two sections of preschool through 6th grade. Forty staff opened the building. Today, Clay Elementary has 641 students in two sections of preschool and four sections of kindergarten through 5th grade. There are 72 staff members.
