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Summer 2024 update
Construction on the 6-12 campus is incredibly active this summer. Interior work on the three-story classroom section continues including ceiling grid, paint, drywall and casework installation. The structural work for the student dining area, competition gymnasium, and lower gymnasium of the middle school is complete, with roofing installation finishing during the month of July. The stadium retaining walls have been completed. Miscellaneous drainage for the field area and stadium lights will be installed in the coming weeks. On the south side of campus, the art wing masonry bearing walls are almost complete and steel erection has begun in this area. Additionally, Portage Trail will undergo a road widening project this summer. This improvement project will add a turning lane, providing access to the campus from the westbound lanes. The roadwork will be completed in August, prior to the start of the school year.
Beam Signing Event
The community gathered on Saturday, May 18, 2024, to add their names to three special beams that will be installed in the ceiling of the new Performing Arts Center. Mayors, city leaders, former and current Board of Education members, alumni, current students, and future students spanning multiple generations enjoyed signing their names and graduation years to the yellow beams for future generations to find. These beams will be installed in the ceiling above the mezzanine in the new auditorium during the summer of 2024.
After signing the beams, guests had the opportunity to view design boards that displayed flooring samples, paint colors, carpet samples, and furniture finishes. It was also an opportunity for guests to view the construction site up close and ask questions about the project.
February 2024 Update
Construction Frequently Asked Questions 2024
Construction Video and Drone Images
Since the groundbreaking on September 27, 2022 to the fall of 2023, the progress of the new campus has been remarkable. This video, using drone images taken on September 29, 2023, shows how far the campus has come in the past year! The drone images were taken on Novembeer 2, 2023.
September 2023 Update
Construction of the new Cuyahoga Falls 6-12 campus school is entering an exciting phase of activity where you will begin to see the true size and shape of the building. Over the last few months, extensive site work and installation of underground utilities within the building footprint have been completed. The concrete foundations of the school are approximately 75% complete, and the remainder will be installed through the winter. Looking ahead, construction activities will be focused on enclosing the three-story classroom structure. Steel arrived on site at the end of July, and the steel erector is currently building the steel “skeleton” of the classroom learning areas. As the steel structure is put into place, construction crews will follow with exterior framing, sheathing, and roofing. The goal is to enclose the classroom section by winter, and work will then move to the interior of the building. Work will commence inside the academic areas, with interior framing, drywall installation, and Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing or “MEP” rough-ins. Additionally, work is being accomplished on the future high school and middle school gymnasiums. On the north side of the classroom structure, you will see masonry block and steel being put in place to construct the high-bay areas of the two gymnasiums.
There are approximately 100 construction workers on site every day, and by this time next year, that number will double. The project continues to track on schedule, with an expected opening during the 2025-2026 school year.
6-12 Campus Drone Image from 9/22/23, looking south
Pouring the concrete for the floors in the academic classrooms
Windows in the walls
Standing on 13th St., looking southwest