Long Awaited Update

With the semester coming to a close and the students all taking finals, I have some time to update this blog. Here is the latest and greatest of each part of the renovation.

Library

All of our library furniture is in. We have a few pieces that need to be replaced, but all in all, it is here and almost ready for the grand re-opening. We have to still do some work to establish the library office and workroom, but the main portion of the library is looking great.

Band Hall

I have fielded a few questions about the band hall. The biggest concern/question has been "I thought it was going to get much bigger than what we are seeing". The addition that you can see from the road contains all of the practice rooms, office space, workroom and a percussion room. We have doubled our practice room space, added an extra office, provided a work space for the band boosters and developed a room for the drum line to fine tune their routines. All the space inside the band hall that was office space, storage and practice rooms is now opened up to make the actual band hall bigger. Just like the library, these are interior expansions that can't be appreciated from outside. Once it is done, you will definitely see a difference.

Commons Area

We have a slab and some steel already up. We are waiting for the rest of the steel which should be here sometime next week.

Gym

As you can tell from the road, we are moving right along with this piece. There is a deck that has been installed about 12' from the ground. This deck is where the new set of bleachers will be housed. Below that deck will be storage and a new dance studio for our dance classes. By utilizing that space, we are freeing up one of our gyms for other classes all without adding more square footage to the plan.

Classroom Addition

We have a slab. The steel is in fabrication. That is about all I have on that item.

We are moving right along. Thank you for your patience and support.

RW