Photos: An early glimpse of Trailside Elementary

Teachers and media toured Trailside Elementary, which will open to students in northeast Cedar Rapids this fall.

Geoff Stellfox

May. 19, 2024 11:20 am

Staff members walk through the active construction site during a tour of Trailside Elementary on Friday. Educators and media were given a tour of the new Trailside Elementary building, still under construction, allowing the community to get a glimpse of the future of the building. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Jennifer Nurre, who will be the principal at Trailside Elementary, overlooks the construction site during a tour of the future school on Friday in northeast Cedar Rapids. Educators and media were given a tour of the new Trailside Elementary building, still under construction, allowing the community to get a glimpse of the future of the building. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Staff investigate a staged classroom during a tour of Trailside Elementary on Friday in northeast Cedar Rapids. Educators and media were given a tour of the new Trailside Elementary building, still under construction, allowing the community to get a glimpse of the future of the building, which will open to students this fall. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Construction continues during a tour of Trailside Elementary on Friday in northeast Cedar Rapids. Educators and media were given a tour of the new Trailside Elementary building, still under construction, allowing the community to get a glimpse of the future of the building, which will open to students this fall. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Future Trailside faculty explore the lunch room during a tour of Trailside Elementary on Friday in northeast Cedar Rapids. Educators and media were given a tour of the new Trailside Elementary building, still under construction, allowing the community to get a glimpse of the future of the building. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Art teacher Jess Vasquez becomes emotional while seeing her future art room for the first time during a tour of Trailside Elementary on Friday in northeast Cedar Rapids. Educators and media were given a tour of the new Trailside Elementary building, still under construction, allowing the community to get a glimpse of the future of the building. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)