Addition funded by the 2019 Bond
When you drive by the addition at Arlington High School, there’s usually a bustle of activity on the outside. The same is true on the inside.
The race is on to finish the addition so students and teachers can move in after the winter break. In fact, the first delivery of furniture is scheduled for next week.
Are you curious to see inside the Arlington High School addition? Get a sneak peek here with these photos taken earlier this week.
“The finish line is quickly approaching, and there is a lot of work to do,” said Shane Strawderman, Arlington ISD senior project manager. “Amazing progress is being made on a daily basis, and we are not slowing down. Final clean is around the corner for the interior of the building, which will nicely wrap up the new addition. As you can see on the outside, we are finishing up landscaping and working on the final touches for what will be a remarkable new feature at the corner of Cooper and Park Row.”
The Cube
The addition – dubbed the “Cube” by AHS principal Stacie Humbles – is the biggest part of the 2019 Bond-funded construction project at the school. It will house new classrooms, a new open-concept library, a new band hall, a new orchestra room, art rooms, gallery space, a black box theater and more. It will also provide accessible passage between the school’s two existing gyms.
While the addition is the most noticeable part of the construction project, there’s a lot more that has been done, including renovations for the existing building’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. Outside, the athletic field was replaced with new turf and the track was resurfaced, the tennis courts were resurfaced and the softball team got a new competition field.
In the existing building, new flooring and ceilings have been installed in Halls A, B and C. The culinary room was also renovated, and the former wrestling room has been converted into a cheer and drill room, complete with renovated locker rooms and restrooms. Wrestling moved to an updated building near the field house.
Learn more about all Bond 2019 projects here.