 The new Gene Dillon Elementary School in Bemidji is set to open this fall. Today, an open house was held to answer any parents' questions. The presentation highlighted the different programs the school will offer. There will be 14 sections for 4th grade and 15 sections for 5th grade, which will include STEM classes and art options like choir and orchestra. The school will also have an all-inclusive playground. Gene Dillon's principal says the school's goal is to be totally student focused. Some of the different choices and opportunities with their core courses that they're familiar with, like math, science, language arts, and social studies, and then also some of the choices that they'll have within the arts. And STEM is a big part of that in the science, technology, engineering, art, and math. And we'll build in some choices for those kiddos that need maybe an extra scoop in math and reading, as well as kind of challenge those kids that are ready to kind of expand a more typical role with STEM, and we'll call it X-Steam. You can find today's entire presentation on the Gene Dillon Elementary School's website. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.