PRINCIPAL PRIORITIES

1. New gymnasiums
2. Classroom updates
3. Update and modernize large student spaces (MPR, stadium, etc)

SITE USE AND FUNCTIONALITY

General Education Classrooms

• Classrooms vary in terms of organization and characteristics. Teaching walls are common and classrooms have varying amounts of perimeter casework. Furniture is traditional and also varies from room to room. Technology also varies; not all rooms have an LCD monitor.
• The principal expresses a desire to modernize the furniture, finishes, and casework. The principal also expresses a desire to add capacity in order to reduce the sharing of classrooms.

Special Education Classrooms

• SDC classes occupy classrooms throughout campus. One (1) SDC class is within a portable; this will be relocated to the new building currently under construction.
• The principal expresses a desire to modernize all SDC classrooms, including furniture, finishes, casework, and private offices for service providers.

Student Services / Counseling

• There is a counselor suite to the rear of the Administration building, occupying offices for academic counselors and lobby/lounge space.
• There is a Wellness Center in the Library building. This space has open shelving at the perimeter, and varied seating types including a large group table with chairs and a cluster of soft seating.
• The principal would like to increase access points to these services, standardize the furniture, and unify the counseling and wellness spaces in an updated setting.

Staff and Administrative Spaces

• The Administration front office a clear point of entry for visitor check-in.
• Due to the current sharing of classrooms, expansion of offices and conference space is desired. There is also a need for professional development space that can accommodate all staff.

Kitchen / Cafeteria / Food Service

• The kitchen and primary student serving area connect to the MPR. There is a second student serving area (the cafe) located to the back of the Girls Locker Room.
• The kitchen produces lunches for some elementary schools within the district. There are stand-alone freezer units located outside of the kitchen to augment storage capacity. The kitchen includes a small lounge/break area with lockers and a restroom for kitchen staff.
• The main serving line at the MPR has two (2) rows of food carts. There is also a four (4) window snack bar at this location.
• The secondary serving area has one (1) row of food carts and additional cold and dry storage along one wall.
• Students dine throughout the Quad space. There are shade structures that cover a limited number of tables. Additional shade throughout the quad is desired.

Student Assembly

• The site utilizes the stadium for school-wide assemblies. Additional seating is brought in to accommodate the whole student body.
• The school also utilizes the Gym for indoor assemblies. Capacity is also a challenge for this space.

Library

• The Library is a spacious, high-volume space with tall, perimeter book stacks and freestanding, immobile, low book stacks within the space. Furniture is comprised of traditional, round tables and chairs with some soft seating. There is also an area where students can access computer stations or plug in their own devices. Technology includes a long-throw, wall-mount projector and drop-down screen.
• There is a large work room with ample casework and flat work surfaces. This area also includes a lounge, staff restroom, and high-density textbook storage.
• Three (3) conference rooms are also within the Library. Two (2) of the rooms can be joined together by the operable wall. One of these conference rooms has a green wall and lighting for video production.

Physical Education / Athletics Buildings

• Small Gym: Located behind the Theater, this is a practice gym with one full-size basketball court and two cross courts. There are no bleachers within this space.
• Main Gym: Located behind the Pool and Boys Locker Room, this is a competition gym with retractable, wooden bleacher seating on the long edges.

• Locker Rooms: The Girls Locker Room is located between the Small Gym and the North Cafe serving area. The Boys Locker Room is located between the Pool and the Main Gym. Both Locker facilities have showers and coach offices and changing areas.
• Weight and Wrestling Rooms: The Wrestling Room is attached to the Small Gym and the Weight Room is adjacent to the Pool. The principal would like all athletics spaces, including these, to be considered for future improvements.
• Swimming Pool: The principal reported ideas to expand the spectator seating at the pool. Electrical capacity needs to be upgraded so that issues with pumps and other equipment can be addressed.

Outdoor Athletics / Playfields / Hardcourts

• Tennis courts have recently been resurfaced. Artificial turf at the stadium was installed approximately six (6) years ago. The principal reports that the track needs improvements along with a renovation of the concessions and restroom building, press box, and bleacher capacity. Baseball/softball field orientation should also be studied for the possibility of gaining efficiencies in land use.

Specialized Elective Spaces

• Band and Choir are located to the rear of campus, near the Main Gym. The walls have acoustic panels and areas of open cubbies for instrument storage as well as a teaching wall. Chairs and music stands are stacked and stored along the perimeter of the room. Practice rooms, instrument storage, and a lobby sit between the two music rooms. The music program is very popular at this campus, with these facilities housing three (3) orchestras with upwards of 80 students. Additional space for Music should be explored.
• The Drama room is located behind the stage at the MPR. There is a roll-up door to the back of the building and a small stage within the classroom. The stage is a low platform with curtains and rigged lighting. Behind the stage are dressing rooms, perimeter casework with two (2) sinks, and a sewing station.
• The Culinary Arts / Home Economics classrooms are within Building C. They have high and low casework and counter space with cooking stations at the perimeter. Technology includes a ceiling-mount projector and drop-down screen. The space is also equipped with shared laundry facilities and a pantry/storage room. Furniture includes large student tables and chairs in the lecture area.
• The principal would like the Culinary equipment upgraded to the industry standard.
• Building G holds the Engineering programs. These spaces have recently been upgraded and should be maintained. Classrooms vary in furniture and layout, meeting the needs of each individual program space. They are organized around a central, shared storage room.
• A new building is currently being constructed and will contain the Computer Science classes.
• The Art classroom observed was the Ceramics room in Building M. This room has ample casework, multiple sinks and access to a storage closet and kiln room. Half of the room is organized with pottery wheels, the other half as presentation space with two large, wooden tables and stools and a wall-mount LCD monitor.
• Science Labs are within Building B. The Chemistry room observed has separate lab and lecture areas. The lecture area is comprised of individual student desks with attached chairs. The lab area has U-shaped stations with sinks and gas. Technology includes a wall-mount projector and drop-down screen at the teaching wall.
• A deep renovation is desired at the Science labs to update finishes and address water supply and drainage issues.
• In terms of CTE programs, Biomedical and Culinary are ‘next in line’ to have their needs met once the new CTE building is complete, according to the principal. Biomedical science is taught in traditional science classrooms; there is a desire to incorporate full class video conferencing capabilities into their space.

Restrooms

• The principal would like student and staff restroom improvements and/or expansion to occur site-wide.

Site / Parking / Drop-Off

• There are three (3) drop-off zones: one at the student parking lot, a short lane in front of Administration, and one at the rear of campus, at the parking structure.
• Student drop-off at the student parking lot leads to student pedestrians crossing the drop-off lane, which is not desired.
• The rear parking area is shared with the adjacent church. Drop-off occurs in this area, then cars circulate through the parking structure to exit. Surface parking for the school is currently being reconstructed as part of the new CTE building project.

Technology

• Classroom technology has been partially upgraded with wall-mount or mobile LCD monitors.