Linnea Beaver (left) and sister Amaryllis participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for Bear Creek Elementary School on June 4. Linnea will be a fifth-grader when the school opens in August 2025, while Amaryllis will be a second-grader. They both currently attend Laurel Oak Elementary School. Photo by Andrew Sodergren
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COLLIER COUNTY SCHOOLS
A bright future at Bear Creek Elementary groundbreaking
Melodie Beaver usually drives more than 20 minutes to get her girls Linnea and Amaryllis to Laurel Oak Elementary School—but that’s going to change with the opening of Bear Creek Elementary School in August 2025.
