LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

A group of Okolona Elementary School students broke ground on the brand-new Okolona Elementary School on Wednesday.

Among them was Graxceldie Aristidy, who admitted to being envious of the new building that future students will enjoy.

"I'm probably pretty much jealous of the whole thing," Aristidy said. "There are stairs, and it's Cubs and Tigers, and in our school, we don't have that."

According to the district, the new school will be state-of-the-art in many ways. A new media room, cafeteria, and gymnasium will all be added.

However, it is what the students will not see that could be truly different — the new school will have geothermal heating and cooling, LED light fixtures, and will be constructed with modern building materials, all in an effort to reduce enviro

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