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Ground work continues at former Shields Elementary
Heavy demolition set for early September to clear land for new middle school
Selective demolition of Shields Elementary School began in mid-August, with heavy demolition set for early September. A planned middle school will be erected on the former school’s grounds. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTOS
August 23, 2022
With selective demolition underway, the razing of Shields Elementary is set to begin in early September to clear the land in preparation for construction of a new middle school.
The old school closed in April after 55 years of operation when the new Lewes Elementary School opened to students just across Sussex Drive.
The middle school was approved by referendum in March 2018 and is set to open in the 2024-25 school year. When complete, Lewes Elementary and the new middle school will share a campus that stretches from Savannah Road to DuPont Avenue.
Baseball and softball diamonds and a multipurpose field will be located behind Lewes Elementary, with a track and additional field set farther back.
Richard Y. Johnson & Son has overseen construction at all recent Cape district schools.
Much of the sidewalk around the school building has been cleared into piles.
A look at the side/cafeteria entrance of the old Shields Elementary.
The one-way exit from the school is now closed for site work.
Messages to students and parents are still visible on the school sign.
A lonely old concession stand sits in the overgrown field behind the new Lewes Elementary. New baseball and softball diamonds and a multipurpose field are set to be located in this area.
This old backstop saw plenty of action in its day.
The old track behind Shields has been cleared away.
