By Dewey Terrill
JC Post
New schools were a prominent discussion topic for USD 475 Chief Operations Officer, David Wild, during a State of Education forum Tuesday evening.
For example, the new Junction City High School cost approximately $130 million to build, is 1,287 feet or about of a quarter of a mile long and is built to serve 18-hundred students. The current enrollment is just under 16-hundred students.
Groundbreaking for a new elementary school recently occurred on the site of the former Jefferson Elementary School on Fort Riley and another new elementary school could becoming into view. "Congress has passed the Omnibus spending bill for this fiscal year. Included in that spending bill we very much believe are funds for the repair or replacement of Morris Hill Elementary," said Wild.
Wild added that school is on a short list. A visit by a federal representative is expected late next week. "Hopefully we'll be hearing some good news about possibly replacing Morris Hill Elementary, which is the next one ( school ) on the list in need of support."