Mayor Gray Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for New Ballou Senior High School in Ward 8 (District of Columbia Office of the City Administrator)

(Source: District of Columbia Office of the City Administrator) (WASHINGTON, DC) - Today, Mayor Vincent C. Gray joined District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Kaya Henderson, Department of General Services (DGS) Director Brian J. Hanlon, and members of the Ward 8 community to cut the ribbon on the brand new Frank W. Ballou Senior High School. The modernized Ward 8 school, set to welcome students in January 2015, features 87 classrooms, a state-of-the-art performance theater, and a two-story cafeteria/commons area. "When Ballou students and staff return to...