Construction continues on schedule and on budget. Students are occupying the new classroom addition and locker rooms, staff is utilizing the new office spaces and the new Commons is being occupied. These facilities have superior ventilation, light and technology to support student learning. In addition, they are more accessible and well-insulated. Sound doesn't permeate walls, water doesn't come through the ceiling and walls and there are more supports for the work that staff and students do at school. The shops are complete and await delivery of new woodworking equipment in the summer (bandsaw, planer, drill press, table saw, lathe, etc.)
However, the project isn't complete. Work continues on the new kitchen which will be ready for inspection next month. With the exception of the dishwasher (new in 2016), all of the equipment in the kitchen is new. In addition, there are windows that look out on trees that give the servery area a nice atmosphere.
Casework is being installed in the Art and Science rooms as walls and floors are also completed in those rooms. Concrete was poured yesterday that leveled the sunken area of the old gym and where the old stage was. This will be the new library and the new Business lab. The final classroom to be built will be the Family and Consumer Science room. This will be placed where the old office and restrooms are currently. Unfortunately, our construction cameras won't be able to capture a lot of the work that we're doing between now and the end of June. In July, demolition of the old classroom wing will start and the site work for the new parking lot will begin.
