The ceremony was led by Marinette School District Superintendent, Corry Lambie; Board of Education President, John LaCourt; Somerville Architects and Engineers Education Studio Leader, Melanie Parma; C.D. Smith Construction SVP, Greg Sabel; Marinette Mayor, Steve Genisot; Garfield Elementary Second Grade Student, Gracie Sebero; Merryman Elementary Second Grade Student, Harold Lesperance; and Park Elementary Second Grade Student, Emily Kobs.
"Today, we celebrate our continued commitment to provide educational excellence and operational efficiency for our students, our staff, our families, and our community," expressed Corry Lambie, Marinette School District Superintendent. "We are extremely excited to watch our schools grow as the hub of our beautiful community."
During the 2021 summer through the 2022 summer, renovations and new additions will occur at Marinette Primary (formerly Merryman Elementary) and Marinette Intermediate (formerly Park Elementary), including new library spaces adjacent to the commons to create active and engaging learning environments, prominent front entrances, and more natural light through expanded views to the outside. The intermediate school will include a new gym, while the primary school will include a multi-purpose room well-suited for the District's youngest learners. Additional enhancements at both schools include new special education spaces and new classroom wings with collaboration rooms for one-on-one and small group instruction. Renovations at the middle and high school are planned for 2022. 
Click on the above image to see the Program from the June 10th Marinette School District Groundbreaking Celebration
The Rightsizing Plan was developed to allow the District to operate more efficiently while continuing to offer an excellent educational program. These projects are possible because of supportive Marinette School District residents who approved the $30.9 million Marinette School District November 2020 Referendum.
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MARINETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOWS OFF $30.9 MILLION REFERENDUM ADDITIONS WLUK Fox 11 News | July 13th 2022
MARINETTE (WLUK)—A $30.9 million referendum project that passed in November 2020 for the Marinette School District is almost complete.
The district calls it the “rightsizing project” because....(Link to article.)
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MARINETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT TAKING THE WRAPS OFF EXTREME MAKEOVER WTAQ-WLUK | July 14th 2022
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK)—A $30.9 million referendum project that passed in November 2020 for the Marinette School District is almost complete.
The district calls it the “rightsizing project” because....(Link to article.)
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MARINETTE'S BIGGER, BOLDER SCHOOLS FOCUS ON SAFETY EagleHerald | July 14th 2022
MARINETTE—When elementary students head back to Marinette Intermediate School and Marinette Primary School this fall, they might not recognize the schools they left in June.
The front doors open to....(Link to article.)
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MARINETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOWS OFF "RIGHTSIZING" PROJECT wearegreenbay.com | July 13th 2022
MARINETTE—The Marinette Public School District is showing voters what the referendum they passed in 2020 is doing in the long run to save money.
Local 5 News got to look at more than $30 million in renovations that....(Link to article.)
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RIGHTSIZING PROJECT SET TO FINISH BEFORE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR EagleHerald | March 10th 2021
MARINETTE—The Marinette School District Rightsizing project is on schedule to be finished by the start of the next school year.
Marc McGuire of C.D. Smith Construction, the company handling the project, told the board that during the month of February the crew had finished hanging and finishing drywall. “We have started painting; we’re about 40% done at Merryman Elementary,” he said.
C.D. Smith has also begun....(Link to article.)
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BREAKING GROUND ON DISTRICT RIGHTSIZING EagleHerald | June 14th 2021
MARINETTE—Often, when the shovel hits the dirt, it seeks to dig up the past.
However, at a milestone moment for the education of the area’s youth, the shovels that kicked up the dirt in the large field behind Marinette Intermediate School (formerly Park Elementary) sought the future....(Link to article.)
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MARINETTE BREAKS GROUND ON SCHOOL PROJECTS by FOX 11 News | Thursday, June 10th 2021
MARINETTE (WLUK) -- The Marinette School District is starting a major construction project. It's consolidating operations from six buildings to four. On Thursday afternoon, the district held a groundbreaking ceremony for the "Rightsizing Project." It happened at the future home of Marinette Intermediate School... (Link to watch the video and read news transcript.)
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A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY IS SET FOR THE MARINETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT by Classic Hits 103.7 FM, News, News Talk 1340 AM | May 20th 2021
At Tuesday nights Marinette School Board meeting Superintendent, Corey Lambie, gave an update to the school board on the progress of rightsizing of the district. Lambie says, “the bids have gone out for the project.”...(Link to listen to snippets from audio broadcast.)
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