Cottonwood Heights is building a new elementary school, Butler Elementary, which is now under construction, and should be open in time for the upcoming year.
The old school will be torn down once the new one is complete. In the meantime, a group known as “Friends of Butler” is doing some fundraising in order to buy a statue of Butler's mascot—a bobcat, which will be installed at the new school. Representatives of the group said the bobcat has been the school's mascot for more than 20 years, and means a lot to the students.
The statue will depict the cat realistically, and is the work of David Jackson, who submitted his design for consideration by students and parents. They voted for their favorites at parent-teacher conferences in the fall. Jackson's studio is located in Mountain Green, Utah, where he'll work on the project.
The bobcat's cost is estimated at $12,000, about half of which has already been raised. The Canyons Education Foundation handles donations, which allows them to considered as tax deductible. Any extra money raised will go to buy supplies for students.
Efforts such as this involve the entire community, so school officials could consider working with a newsletter printing company to create a mailer that describes the construction of the school and the statue project in detail.
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