Dawson School dedicates building

Nearly 300 people attended the Aug. 21 grand opening celebration of the Dining Commons at Alexander Dawson School in Lafayette. The Dining Commons is the first new building to be built on Dawson’s 107-acre campus in 20 years. The LEEDS-certified space will also function as a large-scale meeting and event space for the school, which is at a record-high enrollment of 535 students. The new building’s footprint is more than double that of the former dining hall, which will soon be renovated into a 21st-century library and student center.