In preparation for the move to the new building, this school must be emptied by July 15, according to Heidi Black, the administrator of high school construction and strategic planning.
Black spoke to faculty Sept. 5 about plans to move into the new high school building.
“Right now, the project is on schedule, if not ahead of schedule,” Black said. “My expectation is that this building will be empty by July 15.
Black said anything left behind in this building will become property of the demolition contractor.
“If anything is left in the school, you’ll never see it again,” she said. “We will provide boxes, tape and shredders for everyone to use.
“It’s a good time to purge and get rid of anything you don’t need.”
Black said many supplies and furniture will be moved from the old building into the new building.
Over the summer, furniture consultants surveyed and put stickers on furniture to categorize what will and will not be moving into the new building, she said.
According to Black, furniture that is either deemed to be in terrible condition or does not meet a fire safety code cannot be moved into the new building.
Some upholstered and some hard plastic furniture does not meet this code and therefore will not be moved into the new building, Black said.
“We’re going to try to use as much as possible from the old building, but we know there are needs for new furniture,” she said.
“Department heads will work to see what new equipment is needed. For example, we’re going to have a new fitness center, so we know we’ll need some new cardio equipment.”
Crews will move classroom furniture into each classroom, she said.
“Any furniture that can be moved by the movers will be,” she said. “We will be asking faculty to move their own fragile and personal furniture,” she said.

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