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Show Highland High School Work Goes Into Second Phase Second step toward creating a multi-million dollar high school campus opened this week on the old State Prison site in Sugar House. Contractors began work on the gymnasium and mechanical and electrical work at Highland High School. Already nearing completion comple-tion is a 50-room wing. Alfred Brown Co. is handling work under a $2,356,865 contract. An additional $2,847,819 is to be spent for mechanical and electrical electri-cal work. The gymnasium is to be completed com-pleted by Sept. 1, 1957. Construction Con-struction plans call for completion of the school plant by 1958. To aid in handling the huge student stu-dent population currently overloading over-loading Salt Lake Schools, Highland High-land will be used to house seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth grade students. stu-dents. Full High School status will be attained within three years. The second boost to the school financing program started two years ago, came in April as part of the seven-and-a-half million dollar bond issue approved by taxpayers. tax-payers. The new plant will house a cafeteria for 1,000 students, a 4,000-seat auditorium, book store and classrooms. Outside will be room to park 750 autos, stadium, football field, baseball diamonds and track. With landscaping, the 80 units of Highland will cost just under five-million dollars, and there will be room for 2,500 students stu-dents from the southeast area of the city. ( : ? v 1 PFC Howard B. Nebeker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Acel II. Nebcker, 1371 Yale Ave., is a message center clerk with the army in Germany. He attended the University Uni-versity of Utah before entering the army in 1954. |
