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The Proposed Work
Included in the scope of work are the following:
- 16 general classrooms
- 4 science classrooms/laboratories
- 2 music classrooms with practice rooms
- 2 art classrooms
- Home and careers classroom
- Technology classroom
- Writing lab
- Teaching center
- Library media center
- Cafeteria and kitchen
- Gymnasium with locker rooms and lobby area
- Physical education offices
- Auditorium with stage
- Main lobby
- Elevator and stair towers
- Administrative offices
- Mechanical room
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Top Questions on Proposed Design
Classrooms
[Issue: classrooms designed to 1960 standards]
- High school: to be built to modern high school standards
- Middle school: continued use of existing rooms, sufficient for middle school curriculum
Hallways
[Issue: congested main hallway in current building]
- High school: to have full standard 12 ft hallways [10 ft locker to locker]
- Middle school stair-hallway: current congestion relieved by removing 4 grade levels out of building: [8 ft. hallway with 3 sets of stairs and protruding handicap lift]
Gym
[Issues: constrained practice space / evening practices; constricted basketball game space; limited spectator seating]
- High school 20% larger gym: 2 stations - 8500 sq. ft.
- Middle school gym: 2 stations - 7000 sq. ft.
- 800 seats for high school gym
- 384 seats for middle school gym
- Able to have simultaneous middle school and high school practices / games
Auditorium
[Issues: Lack of back stage wing space (stage width); Inability to sit school student body; Inability to sit large community functions (graduation, plays, concerts, community rain outs)]
- High school stage 20% larger over 1500 sq. ft. middle school stage
- High school: 650 seats
- Middle school: 495 seats
- Both capable of sitting their respective full student body for assemblies, lectures.
- High school auditorium capable of sitting community for plays, concerts, graduation
Music Room
[Issue: Inability to hold current band or choir]
- High school: capable of sitting full 100 person band
- Middle school: continued used of stage based on current membership
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