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Jenks students return to class Friday

Jenks, Okla. — Students in Jenks Public Schools return to class Friday morning.

It’s the debut school year for the district’s new Northwest Elementary School.

“It’s incredibly impressive.” Said Rob Loeber, Jenks schools Director of Communications. “State of the art playground equipment, two gyms... It’ll have a STEM lab, which is our first elementary STEM lab in the district.”

The new school in on Elwood between 71st and 81st. The district produced the video below to help parents learn how to navigate Northwest Elementary.

Pick Up and Drop Off Procedures at Northwest Elementary

Northwest Parents, please take a moment to view this short video detailing the student pick up and drop off procedures at our school! The site is designed to create efficient traffic flow during peak times in the morning and afternoon. Remember to ALWAYS use the south entrance, the north entrance is for buses only! Thanks!

Posted by Jenks Northwest Elementary on Monday, August 14, 2017

Northwest Elementary has a capacity of about 1,500 students. About 1,000 students will walk the halls this year.

Also new for Jenks this school year, the high school football stadium has been renamed ‘Allan Trimble Stadium’ after Coach Allan Trimble, who is fighting ALS.

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