September Community Night Update

The team from ThenDesign Architecture began the evening by reviewing the progress made in prior sessions, including educational visioning workshops, a visual preference survey, and staff engagement meetings. Attendees then viewed an overall site plan, diagrammatic floor plans for both levels, and preliminary conceptual renderings of the future high school.

Significant updates about the facility’s enhancements were shared with the community. After soliciting input from students, staff, and the community, the more than 75 academic spaces will have a collegiate feel with collaborative spaces designed to foster relationships. An included auditorium will provide the necessary space to support our growing performing arts programming. Thanks to the diligent efforts of the Treasurer’s Office, which secured a favorable credit rating and successfully sold bonds, the district will be able to maximize its resources and include key features that will benefit students. The most notable addition is a state-of-the-art natatorium to support the district's swim team. The inclusion of the swimming pool is a major milestone, offering not only training and competition space but also potential revenue streams through rental opportunities for swim teams in the area.

Hammond Construction provided a detailed timeline for the project, laying out the key phases of construction. Early site work for the maintenance and transportation facility will begin in the spring of 2025 on the north side of the Academic Center on Ranger Way. As the 2024-2025 academic year ends, preparations for the new high school will be made, paving new parking lots and initiating site work south of the current high school on Bainbridge Road in the summer of 2025. Construction will continue over three years, with the new high school slated to open its doors to students in August 2028, just in time for the 2028-2029 school year. Once the new building is complete, the current high school will be demolished, and the area will be transformed into new practice fields.

You can see the presentation shared with our community here. If you have any questions about the construction project, click here to fill out our contact us form.