CANNONSBURG —
Builders are on schedule for completion next month of the new Boyd County High School.
The 144,000-square-foot school should be “substantially completed” by the first week in September, contracting officials say. Furniture will arrive and be set up in November; a dedication ceremony is planned for December, and the school will open Jan. 2, when students return from their Christmas break.
Exterior construction is virtually finished; all roofing, brick sheathing, windows, and gutters have been installed, according to construction manager Todd Sizemore, except for the semicircular portico at the main entrance. All sidewalks and concrete curbs are in place.
Final paving of parking lots is scheduled for late September. Contractors turned on air conditioning units for the first time Friday. Inspectors signed off on wiring and ventilation systems that will be concealed behind the dropped ceilings and workers were busy Friday morning installing ceiling panels.
Most of the interior walls have been painted and floors have been laid in most of the classrooms. The floors are a solid vinyl tile that doesn’t require a finish coat or waxing, district maintenance director Tim Black said. That will save the district time and money, because older vinyl floors require yearly stripping and rewaxing.
Lighting is installed throughout the school, including the 48 fixtures in the gymnasium and the six-foot-diameter round fixtures in the cafeteria.
Lighting is an advanced fluorescent technology; each of the ceiling fixtures is rated at 300 watts. The lighting is bright and even throughout the building.
The lighting system should be another money-saver for the district because the bulbs are extremely efficient. Also, motion sensors turn lights on in each room and turn them off when no motion is detected.
Sound systems have been installed in the gym, auditorium and band room. Plumbing fixtures and classroom doors are on site and ready for installation. Lockers have been installed.
A rubberized surface will be laid on the walking track around the upper level of the 23,000-square-foot gym gym and then bleachers will be installed. There will be three bleacher sections, each seating 550, Black said.
Finish work has been completed on science labs and cabinetry is on site and ready for installation, as are vent hoods that will channel toxic fumes out of the lab.
The library and student commons areas are mostly complete and ready for flooring and furnishings.
The district designed the school with a theme, said Superintendent Howard K. Osborne. “The theme is ‘timeless yet traditional,’” he said. “I feel we’ve upheld that.”
All-new furnishings are expected to arrive in November and the vendor will assemble and place everything and remove all packing materials. The process will take about two weeks.
Almost nothing will have to be moved from the old school except computers and other technology equipment, plus books and other classroom items. That will be done during the Christmas break.
The school will be dedicated Dec. 7, Osborne said.
MIKE JAMES can be reached at mjames@dailyindependent.com or (606) 326-2652.
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