Bond Facility Projects Update, March 2017

PROJECTS UNDERWAY

TENNIS COURTS AT BHS

Just north of the track, the new tennis courts project is still on course to be completed in early April. The new courts will feature walkways on the north and south sides providing access to a new seating area in the middle of the court complex. Wind screens on the north and south sides will feature the Bruins logo, and the courts will be blue with a green background. They will meet USTA US Open specifications. The bid came in low enough that lighting could be added on six poles, operable by a cell phone application and with an auto timer. Part of the former lower parking lot west of the courts will become a green space.

FORMER MADISON CAMPUS

Closing out the facility work from the 2013 bond issue, the old buildings which once housed Madison Middle School, before its move to the adjoining former Mid-High campus, have been completely removed, improving the landscape in that area.

BRUIN ACTIVITY CENTER

Internal walls are going up inside the Bruin Activity Center indoor practice facility at Bartlesville High School. This will create dedicated spaces for an athletics weight room and for cheerleading.

The relocation of the athletics weight room from the smaller of the two auxiliary gyms in the Phillips Field House will free up space to relocate the pom program and provide additional space in the Phillips Field House for band and orchestra.

The cheerleading program's relocation to dedicated space in the Bruin Activity Center will allow them to dispense with daily movement of a bunch of mats in the larger auxiliary gym, which is used for physical education classes. A cheerleading office and locker room will be on the east side of the Phillips Field House adjoining the larger auxiliary gym.

A FUTURE IMPROVEMENT FOR HOOVER ELEMENTARY

The removal of the old buildings will allow for a drive to be built connecting the old Madison front loop to the back parking lot at Hoover Elementary. Parents will then be able to pick and drop off students on the east side of Hoover, with buses using its loop drive on the west side. This will ease traffic congestion on Madison Boulevard.

DOENGES STADIUM

At Doenges Memorial Stadium, a new HVAC system has been installed, floors leveled and old plumbing removed from the lounge, and new sealants applied to stand joints.

SOFTBALL LOCKER ROOM

Prep work is underway for the new softball locker room at Madison Middle School, which will free up space for the music programs in the main building.

OTHER PROJECTS

Purchase orders have been issued for:

• • a new cooling tower at Jane Phillips Elementary

  • recarpeting projects at Hoover Elementary, Richard Kane Elementary, Bartlesville High School, and the Education Service Center

  • a stage for the annual commencement ceremony at BHS

Specifications are being prepared for:

• • Boiler replacements at Bartlesville High School and Ranch Heights Elementary

  • Upgrading the elementary playgrounds to remove pea gravel and replace rotting border timbers

  • Replacing doors at Madison Middle School and in the cafeteria at Hoover Elementary

  • Upgrading the parking lots at Woodrow Wilson Elementary and Richard Kane Elementary

  • Upgrading the former north concession stand at BHS for athletics storage

  • Improving the east parking lot at BHS for band practice

Various other facility improvements across the district are still to come, including large-scale renovations in the Phillips Field House, the lower level of Custer Stadium, and at Madison Middle School. The historic auditorium at Central Middle School will receive some upgrades, along with interior finish improvements at both Jane Phillips Elementary and Hoover Elementary.

It's a great time to be a Bruin!