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Shawnee Mission gives first look at new Tomahawk Elementary plans

Tomahawk rebuild new media center rendering
The Tomahawk Elementary community got a sneak peek at what the school could look like after the upcoming rebuild, including a new media center pictured above. Image via district documents.

Students, staff and Tomahawk Elementary community members last week got a preview of what a rebuilt school will look like.

The Shawnee Mission School District hosted an open house on Thursday, May 18, and visitors got to see conceptual renderings of the new school, which is the last of five elementary schools slated to be completely rebuilt with proceeds from the 2021 bond issue approved by voters.

Tomahawk, 6301 W. 78th St., in Overland Park, is scheduled to be demolished and rebuilt starting next year.

This is the last of five planned elementary rebuilds

  • The centerpiece of the $264 million bond measure two years ago was the complete rebuilding of five elementary schools.
  • Two of those rebuilt schools, Westwood View and John Diemer, opened this past school year.
  • Two others, Pawnee and Rushton, are currently in the process of being rebuilt.
  • Each elementary rebuild has cost the district roughly $25 million.

Construction on Tomahawk is expected to start in January 2024

  • The original bond project timeline scheduled the Tomahawk rebuild for 2023, according to the district’s website.
  • The timeline now projects that the newly rebuilt school will be completed by August 2025, according to a district press release.
  • During construction, Tomahawk students will relocate to the former Indian Creek Middle School at 103rd Street and Roe Avenue.

Take a look at the renderings

The district shared the following renderings with Tomahawk community members at the May 18 open house.

The new exterior of a rebuilt Tomahawk Elementary. Image via district documents.
The new cafeteria at Tomahawk. Image via district documents.
TOmahawk rebuild playground
The new playground area at Tomahawk. Image via district documents.
Tomahawk rebuild main entry rendering.
A rendering shows what the new main entry of Tomahawk could look like. Image via district documents.

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Juliana Garcia
Juliana Garcia

? Hi! I’m Juliana Garcia, and I cover Prairie Village and northeast Johnson County for the Johnson County Post.

I grew up in Roeland Park and graduated from Shawnee Mission North before going on to the University of Kansas, where I wrote for the University Daily Kansan and earned my bachelor’s degree in  journalism. Prior to joining the Post in 2019, I worked as an intern at the Kansas City Business Journal.

Have a story idea or a comment about our coverage you’d like to share? Email me at juliana@johnsoncountypost.com.

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