New Health & Wellness Wing Starts to Take Shape

With the good weather, the crew continues to work in many areas of the building at the same time. They pumped concrete to the second floor so the bases for the new lockers could be poured. They were testing samples of concrete and sending them off to the lab for evaluation. Samples of new brick and mortar were reviewed to determine a match to the present building.

As the month of January ends, much attention has turned to the construction of the health and wellness wing of the middle school. With most of the steel beams in place, the crew started on the floor for the wing as well as the block walls of the new gymnasium. Prior to pouring the floor, the crew installed floor boxes to hold the power and network connections for the health and wellness equipment. In another part of the building, the crew installed floor boxes for similar purposes in the computer lab.

Throughout the construction, the crew finds remnants of the building’s previous structure. Last week, they discovered the old steps and hallway that had connected the former gym to the locker rooms during the period from 1925 until the mid 1950’s.

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Steel Arrives as Construction Advances

With the arrival of steel, the construction of “additions” to the original structure becomes evident. The framework for the new addition/expansion to the gym and the health & wellness area progresses.

More interior walls have been removed to make room for the repurposing of areas: The former district office area has been cleared to make room for the new family and consumer area and the technology education areas. The east stairway that used to rise from the district office area all the way to the second floor has been removed to make room for the addition to the auditorium space.

The middle school office area will be located at the Harbaugh Street entrance with a new nurses and guidance offices nearby.

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Renovation Crew Welcomes Mild Weather

The renovation site was busy the first week of January—work was being completed on the inside, outside as well as on all levels of the building.

Outside, crewmembers were busy installing a new water line leading into the building and others were cleaning the exterior of the older sections of the structure.

Inside, another team pored fresh concrete for a new classroom that will be located across the hall from the former office.

Work crews installed new dry wall in the hallway on the third floor. Eventually lockers will be mounted along the new wall. New pipe systems were installed in third floor classrooms and new studs were constructed on the middle level.

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