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Students Given Extra Space With TPES Additions

Sixteen classrooms were added to Takoma Park Elementary.

Children at Takoma Park Elementary School can stretch out and enjoy the room now. After a $9.4 million renovation the school now has an extra 35,000 sq. ft. of space, Montgomery County Schools PIO Dana Tofig said. With 16 extra classrooms, TPES can now fit 562 students.

"It's just awesome," said TPES PTA President Shruti Bhatnager, who toured the new rooms. "The rooms are such a nice size," she said.

 Each room comes equipped with a storage area in the classroom and cubbies for each student's personal items.

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"It's going to make everything more organized and accessible," she said.

Each kindergarten class has it's own bathroom, and Bhatnager said that helps with the younger students. Plus there is now a full-time day care in the school, she said, and new playground equipment.

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"The parents are very excited about the improvements," she said. 

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