The Highland Elementary School All-Inclusive playground in nearing completion and should be ready for kids to use in October according to Principal Chris Trostad. “All of the equipment has been installed; it’s ready to go,” said Trostad. The next steps are the concrete border around the outside, and once that’s poured, then the poured-in-place rubber.”
The poured-in-place rubber, as it has been explained, is a 2-inch thick, porous material that water can flow through. With no standing water and a flat surface clear of wood chips, this surface is handicap accessible. Once the poured-in-place is installed, there are just a few items to finish up, says Trostad. “When that’s done, a little bit of landscaping and some fencing, and then our committee is looking to do kind of a Grand Opening Ceremony for that.”
There is no official date of completion right now, but Principal Trostad is anxious to get the kids out and using the new Playground. “It should be coming here within, I think, about three weeks at the longest, hopefully. It should be ready for the kids to get out and play and for the community to come and use it,” said Trostad.
Principal Trostad is very thankful to all the donors for this project and hopes that people will continue to donate. “We greatly thank all the people who have donated so far, and anybody who is still interested in donating can drop a check off at KROX or at Highland School. Then there is also the Facebook page, where they can just click on the QR Code, and it will bring them right online, and they can make a donation with a credit card.”
There is still a lot of money to be raised for the playground, and Principal Trostad is planning to get the kids at Highland involved. “We are going to get the kids involved with a little coin drive throughout the course of the year,” said Trostad.
Trostad added that if anyone has coins, they would like to donate, they will take that, too. “We have an awesome old coin counter. We can sort and count it, so if anyone in the community wants to drop off any coins, feel free to drop them off. It’s always amazing how much is in those little buckets; you really don’t realize.”
Again, you can make donations by check at both KROX and Highland School. You can also donate by credit card on Facebook, and if you want to start saving up your spare change, it would be appreciated as well.
