Mission:
The mission of Brickey Elementary is to challenge and guide students to reach their fullest potenetial as responsible, lifelong learners who are considerate, contributing citizens that respect diversity in themselves and others.
A note from Principal Susan Turner:
Brickey Elementary School is a true "community" school. We have excellent parent involvement and support. Our teachers and staff work hard to make our students feel confident, safe and loved while receiveing an excellent education. We are very proud of our students, staff, parents, and community.
Brickey has students from Kindergarden to 5th grade. Students who complete the 5th grade at Brickey Elementary go to either Powell Middle School and then to Powell High School or to Halls Middle School and then to Halls High.
School.Population
Total Enrollment 671
Student Attendence 96.1%
Awards and Recognition
Knoxville Camber of Commerce BEST Award
Goals 2000 Grant
Going green at Brickey
Hallsdale-Powell Utility District is ready to build a park at Brickey-McCloud Elementary School.
The school board was set to vote Wednesday evening on the HPUD proposal to build on a 3-acre county-owned site near Beaver Creek and the school campus.
Diane Dozier, the area's school board member, strongly supports the project.
"I am so proud of the business and community support for all of our schools in the 7th District," she said. "This is just another example of how they are participating and helping our public schools. ... This is an outstanding project that the whole community can support."
Principal Robbie McGowan is also excited about the project.
"It will make a positive impact on our school by providing an outdoor learning environment, will offer a place for children to go with their teacher as an incentive (i.e. having an outdoor picnic) and will work hand in hand with new education partner Quantum Environmental who will be working with our science teachers. The community will also benefit from this project," she said.
Students will reach the Environmental Learning Center via a foot trail adjacent to an asphalt trail built to appropriate ADA standards, said HPUD president Marvin Hammond. The Center will be about 500 feet south of the school, located in a semi-wooded and sloping area.
"At an outdoor environmental learning center, students can study and gain interactive hands-on experience in ecosystems, environmental awareness, general science, geology, tree identification, soil and water conservation, weather and issues related to air quality," Hammond said.
Powell physician and environmentalist Dr. Bob Collier will be asked to help establish bird sanctuaries within the park. "We want a trail and songbird houses, feeding stations, butterfly houses, wood duck boxes, owl houses and more," Hammond said.
The area contains woods, fields, wetlands and Beaver Creek - "the near-perfect setting in which to teach students the theories and practices of environmental science," he said.
HPUD will construct a 20 x 24 open shed with a poured concrete floor and at least eight heavy-duty picnic tables. HPUD will maintain the site, which is also adjacent to a district-owned water processing center on the creek.