The old Wildwood Elementary School building in Mahtomedi will be razed in early October to make way for single-family homes.
In August, the school board approved the building's sale for $500,000 to Landmark Development of Minnesota. In its place, a developer is planning to build 15 single-family homes, with construction slated to begin early next year.
At about 87,000 square feet, the $18 million new Wildwood Elementary building, located about two miles away in Grant, is about 40 percent larger than the old school, which was built in 1951.
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Youth group to host gender equity event
Students from the Mahtomedi and North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale school districts will team up on Oct. 11 for a female empowerment event called "Day of the Girl."
Participants will learn about gender equality issues and how to "create a safe space for girls and young women," organizers say.
The event, which runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., will be held at Woodland Hills, 1740 Van Dyke St. in Maplewood, and is open to both male and female students.
According to organizers, "Day of the Girl" is a "take-home project" of a student member of the Youth Leadership Council, a group that includes representatives from the two school districts. That student had served as a U.S. delegate last April to a girls empowerment seminar in Brazil.
The Youth Leadership Council gives local high school students the chance to speak out on community issues and provide input on student programs.
