Bob Hope Elementary opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

Members of the Kadena High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Color Guard stand ready to begin the ribbon cutting ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9, 2021. The honor guard presented the colors for the playing of the National Anthems of Japan and the United States, which officially kicked off the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Monte)

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Bob Hope Elementary opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

Members of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band perform during the Bob Hope Elementary School ribbon cutting ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9, 2021. Construction on the school began in November 2018, and the first students walked through the doors on Aug. 26, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Monte)

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Bob Hope Elementary opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

Members of the Kadena High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Color Guard get into position for the playing of the National Anthems of Japan and the United States during the Bob Hope Elementary School ribbon cutting ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9, 2021. The school was designed with flexible spacing and classrooms with moveable walls to better accommodate team-teaching methods and flexible class sizes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Monte)

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Bob Hope Elementary opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

Lori Vallone, Bob Hope Elementary School principal, delivers her opening remarks during the BHES ribbon cutting ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9, 2021. The school was designed with flexible spacing and classrooms with moveable walls to better accommodate team-teaching methods and flexible class sizes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Monte)

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Bob Hope Elementary opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

The Amelia Earhart Intermediate School Firebird Drummers perform during the Bob Hope Elementary School ribbon cutting ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9, 2021. The ceremony also featured several speakers who shared memories of their experiences at Department of Defense Education Activity schools and their hopes for the future of BHES students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Monte)

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Bob Hope Elementary opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

The Amelia Earhart Intermediate School Firebird Drummers perform during the Bob Hope Elementary School ribbon cutting ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9, 2021. The ceremony also featured several speakers who shared memories of their experiences at Department of Defense Education Activity schools and their hopes for the future of BHES students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Monte)

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Bob Hope Elementary opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

Ramona Williams, Bob Hope Elementary School assistant principal, helps a student contribute to a time capsule during the BHES ribbon cutting ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9, 2021. Students filled the time capsule with pictures and art works that will be sealed until the year 2041. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Monte)

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Bob Hope Elementary opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

A group of distinguished guests perform a symbolic ribbon cutting for the official presentation of the new Bob Hope Elementary School at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9, 2021. The official ribbon cutters consisted of members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the head of Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd, installation commanders and Department of Defense Education Activity staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Monte)

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Bob Hope Elementary opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

Lori Vallone, Bob Hope Elementary School principal, delivers her closing remarks at the end of the BHES ribbon cutting ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9, 2021. The school will provide a new learning experience for approximately 800 Department of Defense Education Activity school children in the Pacific South District. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Monte)

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Bob Hope Elementary opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

Published Nov. 17, 2021
By Senior Airman Jessi Monte
18th Wing Public Affairs

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the Kadena High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Color Guard stand ready to begin the ribbon cutting ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9, 2021. The honor guard presented the colors for the playing of the National Anthems of Japan and the United States, which officially kicked off the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Monte)