Barnegat
Students Commemorate Construction of New High School
First
Graduating Class for Barnegat Township's New High School
Participate in a Beam Signing Ceremony
Barnegat,
NJ (June 23, 2003) - Members of the new Barnegat Township high school's
first graduating class of 2008 signed a beam that will be used in their
new high school's media center. It was a big day for over 250 students
from Russell O. Brackman Middle School who were delighted to participate
in a ceremony highlighting their future school's first milestone by
signing a beam that will become a permanent part of their school's structure.
The new facility is approximately 25% complete and on target to be open
for classes for these 7th graders starting in September 2004.
The
new facility's steel framework, which the beam will become part of,
is approximately 80% complete. Other work that has been completed up
to this point includes site work for the school building, athletic fields,
and parking areas being roughed out. The underground plumbing and drainage
for the building has been completed. Additionally, installation of the
building's ductwork and concrete block is well underway and a concrete
slab has been poured for the 2nd floor.
The
156,400 square foot two story school will accommodate over 1,000 students
and will be built on a 66-acre site off Rose Hill Road. The state provided
over $21 million to fund the $31 million new high school. The facility
will include 29 classrooms, six science labs, two technology labs, cafeteria/kitchen,
media center, guidance and administration offices, gymnasium auxiliary
gym, locker rooms, auditorium, art and music rooms. Outside, there will
be fields for football, softball and baseball, as well as a track and
tennis courts.
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