Clairemont Elementary

Clairemont Elementary School is an American elementary school located in the Great Lakes neighborhood of Decatur, Georgia, and is surrounded on all sides by neighborhood homes. One of the oldest elementary schools in the City Schools of Decatur, after Glennwood Elementary and Winona Park, it is a very loved school by many teenagers and adults who attended K-6. Since the changes undergone in the City Schools of Decatur school system in 2003, Clairemont no longer enrolls fourth and fifth graders but is a K-3 elementary school. The school is known for the large marketplace it hosts annually in the first weekend of December, which has over fifty artists from the region and a cafe with live music.

History

Initially built in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration, over old tennis courts. It has undergone many renovations. In 1951 a lunchroom and 2 classrooms were added. In 2001 a renovation of Clairemont was completed. Improvements included new heating and air conditioning, a new media center, new classrooms and paving over most of the athletic field to expand the parking lot. In 2005, four new classrooms were added. Currently the school enrolls students in kindergarten through the third grade.

Motto

Learning together with our heads, hearts, and hands.

School song

Hail to the red and white,
Waving forever
Hail to our Clairemont School may she fall never!
We sing a song for our school today,
Cheer her in work and play,
Onward we go we'll fight all the way
for Clairemont School!

References

Decatur Holiday Market Place
http://clairemont.csdecatur.net/