The new Franklin L. Williams Middle School (previously known as Heights MS #7)located at Laidlaw Avenue and Collard Street is a 165,810-square-foot facility that houses 900+ students in grades 6 through 8. The school consists of 36 classrooms and includes a basement, an auditorium wing, gymnasium wing and an education/administrative wing with a full complement of specialty areas including art and science labs. Additional design feature include on-grade parking, athletic field and basketball courts, and an entrance plaza. The design firm for the project was Clarke Caton Hintz. Bovis Lend Lease was the general contractor; URS Corporation the project management firm. The school opened in September 2007. |