Work is progressing on the Junction City High School to open for students on Aug. 25 said architect Malcolm Watkins this past week. "Yes, to get students in to start school we are on target." Finishing touches on construction such as doors and interior winds, and getting the last of furniture is in place along with clean up are projects to be completed.
Watkins said the building includes a lot of flexible use spaces for the 21st century learning environment. "To where we can really plan and really try to prepare kids for the modern workforce. "There will be varied sizes and approaches to learning.
There is a lot of glass in the building where you can look from one room to the next. Watkins noted that is somewhat two-fold. "Both for observation to see what's going on and get natural light into the rooms which helps with academic performance. As well as from a safety and security standpoint. There's actually significant reduction in bullying and incidents of school violence if there's more observation abilities."
Teachers are scheduled to report to work on Aug. 12th.