Paul E. Chatfield School in Seymour is being renovated and has some new construction. The gymnasium is part of the new construction and today was the first day children, including third-graders Viktoria Biblekaj, left, and Kenneth Dong, right, could use the new facility. Mara Lavitt/Regiuster
By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent
SEYMOUR — A major milestone was reached at Chatfield School Monday: the end of the new construction phase of the $32.5 million upgrade of the elementary school.
A sprawling new gymnasium, more than twice the size of the old one, and a sleek, new wing for administrative offices, nurses suite and conference room, made its debut after about a year of construction.
“I am literally speechless,” said Principal Dave Olechna, standing inside the gym and admiring the regulation-size basketball court and six hoops, gleaming hardwood floor and the school’s blue-and-gold color scheme throughout.
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