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that will build the new elementary school.
Once inside the tent, Hariri was greeted
with yet another surprise. IC’s choir
elementary and secondary school choirs
did themselves justice as they sang the
national anthem, the Alma mater song,
IC’s especially composed Hand in Hand
and Carl Orff ’s Carmina Burana.
Boasting about the new elementary
school, Chairman of the Board, William
Turner, summed up the importance of the
project in his speech. “Not only will the
buildings be technologically superior,” he
said, “but fully recognized as “green” as
we become the first LEED certified gold
school in Lebanon.”
The IC president and Chairman then
presented Hariri with a small gold plated
trowel.
All too soon the evening came to end and
guests made their way to their cars. Some
dwindled behind enjoying the beautifully
lit campus. It was a momentous occasion.
They had taken part in IC’s history and
they knew it.
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2010
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