William Tell Elementary builds meditation park with Alcoa volunteers, alumni
Alcoa workers and former William Tell students built a meditation park at the Tell City school, a campus space meant for daily use by students, staff and faculty.
Alumni, current school supporters and a major local employer came together at William Tell Elementary in Tell City to build a meditation park that school leaders say will give students, faculty and staff a calmer place to reset during the school day.
On May 30, Alcoa Corporation workers joined former William Tell Elementary students on the school grounds to construct the space, which is being designed around relaxation and reflection. The park is expected to be available in the fall semester, turning the volunteer effort into a feature students will actually use once school is back in session.
The project centers on simple, practical elements meant to change how the campus feels. William Tell Elementary said the park will include birdhouses, feeders and windchimes, creating a setting where people can pause and listen to the sounds of nature. The school also invited the community to take in the atmosphere, signaling that the space is intended to be part of the school’s identity, not just a tucked-away corner behind the building.
The post about the workday was attributed to Laura Noble. It fits the kind of hands-on partnership that carries more weight in a place like Perry County than a ceremonial ribbon-cutting, because it puts employees, alumni and educators side by side on a project students will use every day.
William Tell Elementary serves grades PK-6 in Tell City. Perry County lists the school at about 757 students with a 15-to-1 student-teacher ratio, while U.S. News lists 744 students and the same ratio. The school’s staff page names Alexa Osborne as principal, and the Tell City-Troy Township School Corp. directory lists John Scioldo as superintendent.
The school and county records also list different addresses for William Tell Elementary. The school website gives 1235 31st Street in Tell City, while Perry County lists 2219 Payne Street. Tell City’s municipal information says the city’s school system consists of William Tell Elementary and Tell City Jr.-Sr. High School.
For Alcoa, the volunteer day matched the company’s public commitment to investing in the communities where it operates. For William Tell Elementary, it added a lasting outdoor space shaped by people who already have a stake in the school’s future, from former students to the workers helping build it now.
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