An excavator starts tearing down the old Flagstaff Middle School building, which most recently housed Flagstaff Junior Academy, on Bonito Street on Thursday, April 18. Flagstaff Unified School District plans to build the new Marshall Magnet Elementary School campus in its place.
The first hole is punched into the side of the old Flagstaff Middle School building as the demolition gets under way on Bonito Street on Thursday, April 18.
Construction crews look on as an excavator starts tearing down the old Flagstaff Middle School building on Bonito Street on Thursday, April 18. Flagstaff Unified School District plans to build the new Marshall Magnet Elementary School campus in its place.
An excavator moves some twisted metal during the demolition of the old Flagstaff Middle School building on Bonito Street on Thursday morning. Flagstaff Unified School District plans to build the new Marshall Magnet Elementary School campus in its place.
Miss Carmen, a teacher at NAU's new Early Learning and Development Center, reads a book to young student Amanita in their classroom at Flagstaff Junior Academy in this 2023 file photo.Â
Students check out their new school in this 2021 photo as they moved into the former Flagstaff Middle School building. Killip Elementary School was forced to close following monsoon storm flooding.
Flagstaff Junior Academy Middle School students work in a classroom in the school's current location, which is rented space within the former Flagstaff Middle School building.Â
Flagstaff Middle School students head to class Thursday after an assembly on the first day of school. The students were reminded to follow the new middle school dress code. To order this photo, go to
Disembarking from a bus at Flagstaff Middle School, students head up to the school or transfer to other buses. Parental concerns about various busing issues at FUSD have been brought to administrators.
Paul Kulpinski, Flagstaff Unified School District governing board member, reads the closure motion that was eventually adopted by the board resulting in the closure of Sinagua High School, Flagstaff Middle School South Beaver Elementary School and Christensen Elementary School.
Flagstaff Middle School seventh-grader Joaquina Castillo, 12, sews her 46th hot pad for a resident of the Halo House during the weekly FMS Community Service Sewing Club in this 2008 photo.
Flagstaff Middle School eighth-grader Tyler Whitman, left, celebrates a successful practice run by the "Must Survive" team''s robot as fellow eighth-graders Tanner Ramos, center, and Calvin Hammock watch at Coconino High in this 2008 photo.
Fernanda Cardoza, 14, weighs in trash picked up around the pond behind Flagstaff Middle School in this 2007 photo. The clean up was done for Earth Day and involved around 900 students from Flagstaff Middle School and Marshall Elementary.
Ryann Drozdowski/Arizona Daily SunFlagstaff Middles School students Tina Witherow, Angie Baker and Ember Hannon star in the original play "Out Foxing the Fox." The play was student written and performed and directed by theater teacher Edith Lentz.
Flagstaff Middle School science teacher Ken Kotalik talks with seventh grade students, Mike Harris, left, Monique Moore, Brock Spork, and Hank Bell on the schools roof next to the weather station.
An excavator starts tearing down the old Flagstaff Middle School building, which most recently housed Flagstaff Junior Academy, on Bonito Street on Thursday, April 18. Flagstaff Unified School District plans to build the new Marshall Magnet Elementary School campus in its place.
Students check out their new school in this 2021 photo as they moved into the former Flagstaff Middle School building. Killip Elementary School was forced to close following monsoon storm flooding.
Flagstaff Junior Academy Middle School students work in a classroom in the school's current location, which is rented space within the former Flagstaff Middle School building.Â
Flagstaff Middle School students head to class Thursday after an assembly on the first day of school. The students were reminded to follow the new middle school dress code. To order this photo, go to
Disembarking from a bus at Flagstaff Middle School, students head up to the school or transfer to other buses. Parental concerns about various busing issues at FUSD have been brought to administrators.
Paul Kulpinski, Flagstaff Unified School District governing board member, reads the closure motion that was eventually adopted by the board resulting in the closure of Sinagua High School, Flagstaff Middle School South Beaver Elementary School and Christensen Elementary School.
Flagstaff Middle School seventh-grader Joaquina Castillo, 12, sews her 46th hot pad for a resident of the Halo House during the weekly FMS Community Service Sewing Club in this 2008 photo.
Flagstaff Middle School eighth-grader Tyler Whitman, left, celebrates a successful practice run by the "Must Survive" team''s robot as fellow eighth-graders Tanner Ramos, center, and Calvin Hammock watch at Coconino High in this 2008 photo.
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Ryann Drozdowski/Arizona Daily SunFlagstaff Middles School students Tina Witherow, Angie Baker and Ember Hannon star in the original play "Out Foxing the Fox." The play was student written and performed and directed by theater teacher Edith Lentz.
Flagstaff Middle School science teacher Ken Kotalik talks with seventh grade students, Mike Harris, left, Monique Moore, Brock Spork, and Hank Bell on the schools roof next to the weather station.
Last Thursday morning, a team from Core Construction began demolition on the former Flagstaff Middle School building on Bonito Street, one of the first steps toward building a new Marshall Elementary on the site.
The building had been home to several schools both in and out of the Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) since it was constructed for Flagstaff Junior High School in 1970.
The first hole is punched into the side of the old Flagstaff Middle School building as the demolition gets under way on Bonito Street on Thursday, April 18.
Construction crews look on as an excavator starts tearing down the old Flagstaff Middle School building on Bonito Street on Thursday, April 18. Flagstaff Unified School District plans to build the new Marshall Magnet Elementary School campus in its place.
Miss Carmen, a teacher at NAU's new Early Learning and Development Center, reads a book to young student Amanita in their classroom at Flagstaff Junior Academy in this 2023 file photo.Â
Fernanda Cardoza, 14, weighs in trash picked up around the pond behind Flagstaff Middle School in this 2007 photo. The clean up was done for Earth Day and involved around 900 students from Flagstaff Middle School and Marshall Elementary.
An excavator moves some twisted metal during the demolition of the old Flagstaff Middle School building on Bonito Street on Thursday morning. Flagstaff Unified School District plans to build the new Marshall Magnet Elementary School campus in its place.
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