A longtime Salina school building will continue as an education institution, but with a new owner.
The Cornerstone Classical School board today announced that it has purchased what was once Franklin Elementary School at 830 South Ninth Street from the Smoky Hill Education Service Center. Cornerstone has used part of the building for several years.
"The school has grown each year since its inception and the purchase of the building communicates our long-term commitment to Salina while providing for the growth the school is experiencing," the school noted in a news release. "Cornerstone expects to open this fall with more than 100 students in preschool through 11th grade."
Founded in 2015 with 48 students, Cornerstone Classical School strives for all students to develop a love for learning and to live up to their full academic and personal potential through challenging classes and fulfilling extra-curricular activities, the news release noted. Cornerstone teaches that all students are created in the image of God, and the teachers work to encourage each student's strengths while improving upon their weaknesses. More than one third of Cornerstone students attend through the school’s Tuition Assistance Fund, which is supported by the generosity of friends of the school.