{"id":5842,"date":"2018-04-09T09:13:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T13:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcconstruction.com\/blog\/?p=5842"},"modified":"2022-06-03T15:32:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T19:32:37","slug":"connors-elementary-school-building-tops-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/news\/connors-elementary-school-building-tops-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Connors Elementary School Building Tops Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/RobertConnorsToppingOut.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5843\" src=\"https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/RobertConnorsToppingOut.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/RobertConnorsToppingOut.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/RobertConnorsToppingOut-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a> An April snow squall couldn\u2019t deter PC Construction\u2019s project team from \u201ctopping out\u201d the Robert V. Connors Elementary School in Lewiston, Maine by placing the building\u2019s final piece of steel. The beam \u2013 which had a small evergreen tree attached to one end and an American flag on the other \u2013 was signed by members of the construction team as well as educators, including Lewiston Superintendent of Schools Bill Webster and Connors\u2019 incoming principal, Kristine Clark.<\/p>\n<p>The topping out tradition traces its roots to ancient Scandinavia where an evergreen would be attached to a structure\u2019s final wooden beam to appease the tree-dwelling spirits who were displaced during construction. It is also seen as a sign of growth.<\/p>\n<p>PC Construction is serving as general contractor on the Harriman-designed facility. When completed in 2019, the new 143,000 square-foot, $36.5 million school will consolidate more than 900 students who currently attend the city\u2019s outdated Martel and Longley Elementary Schools.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5844\" style=\"width: 1110px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/RobertConnorsToppingOut_PCTeam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5844 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/RobertConnorsToppingOut_PCTeam-e1654284732551.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1110\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/RobertConnorsToppingOut_PCTeam-e1654284732551.jpg 1110w, https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/RobertConnorsToppingOut_PCTeam-e1654284732551-768x467.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top: The final beam is lowered into place. Middle: Kristine Clark, incoming principal at Connors, signs the final piece of steel for the new school. Bottom: The PC Construction Team proudly displays the final steel beam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An April snow squall couldn\u2019t deter PC Construction\u2019s project team from \u201ctopping out\u201d the Robert V. Connors Elementary School in Lewiston, Maine by placing the building\u2019s final piece of steel. 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