The campus is starting off the school year with a fresh new look, thanks to Superintendent Ms. Kathy Perini. Over the summer, the district put several projects into action, including the construction of a new senior circle, improvements to sports facilities and repainting of the walls.
“Part of my philosophy is that environment impacts education,” Ms. Perini said. “That is why my main motivation for these projects is to have every campus be clean, sharp, and for the kids to be proud of where they go to school.”
The school completed the renovation of the senior circle on Aug. 26 and it can now be used for various social events, such as dances and performances.
As for sports facilities, the construction team sanded down and repainted the gym floor. The school also repaved and retouched the outdoor basketball courts and renovated, cleaned and freshly painted the locker rooms for this year’s athletics. The school also added a new snack bar to the baseball field and removed the wooden bleachers from the football field.
Additionally, Ms. Perini had many of the structures in the school, such as the front of the school and the exterior of the gym, repainted and decorated with a logo or mural.
The funding for all of these projects is from the 3% of total expenses that the district has set aside for maintenance of all school campuses.
“We’re planning to add new picnic tables and shade structures to make it all more student friendly,” Ms. Perini said. “Hopefully, students will see the renovations as an opportunity for more school pride and as a call to work together to keep our school sites looking the best they can by doing their part to keep them clean, taking care of them by picking up trash and caring for facilities by using them appropriately.”
Over the next few years, the district will continue to revamp and modernize the campus, making it better than ever. Ms. Perini plans to have a new pool and cleaner installed, as well as better sports facilities. She hopes to make every district campus the best that it can be.
Another major project, made possible by the measure S bond, is the new two story building, which should begin construction in a month or so. The project was delayed because the district’s original plan to fund the project ran into legal issues, but construction should be resuming really soon.
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