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Show Major expansion project underway at CJHS sanction were on the east of the school (3) The existing cafeteria and gymnasium both need to be expanded. This can more easily be accompUshed by expanding on the west and including both the gymnasium gym-nasium and cafeteria in the expansion expan-sion program. An enlarged common area for students and for the public attending atten-ding activities at the school will be included in the expansion project , along with additional storage space to be made available at the end of the new cafeteria-gym area, Smith explained. The new addition will not affect parking on the west of the building; in fact, there will be 50 stalls for parking between the school and the highway (Main Street). "We have taken into consideration considera-tion all possible safety factors, as well as conveniences, in the planning plann-ing of this addition," said Smith. He said there will also be a 30-foot wide driveway for parking on the west of the school. Presently, a chain link fence has been installed around the construction construc-tion site to ensure safety of students, faculty and visitors to the school. Also, parents have been instructed to drop off students a block south and north of the school to reduce pedestrian traffic in front of the school. A major expansion project which will include the addition of 1 1 classrooms--is underway at Centerville Junior High School. Principal Kent Smith said the expansion ex-pansion project will also provide a commons area for gathering of students before and after school and during lunch periods. Costing an estimated $1.6 million, the expansion will extend the entire length of the west (front) side of the existing building. The expansion will extend about 50 feet west of the building and the entire length of the building, it was explained. ex-plained. Smith said the school is in dire need of at least eight classrooms just to meet the existing enrollment of 1 ,260 students. The enrollment is expected to climb to between 1 ,300 and 1,400 within the next few years. "It's difficult to project future enrollments," said Smith, noting that the school district's projected enrollment made in 1988 for the current year was only 1,190. "But we have an additional 70 students in just a two-year period," he said. Smith explained that five portable por-table classrooms are needed to facilitate the students. Also, 13 . teachers are teaching seven classes per day and one teacher rotates between be-tween four different classrooms. He said the new addition is being built on the west (front) of the school rather than on east (back) of the school for three major reasons: (1) The administration offices, gymnasium and cafeteria are located in the west portion of the building, and to expand to the west would make these facilities more centrally located for the students. (2) Only four small classrooms on the west have outside windows, while all of the classrooms on the east of the existing building have outside windows. The existing classrooms would become enclosed (without outside visibility) if con- |
