District News 2011-12




Ragsdale High Celebrates Groundbreaking Thursday
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
School staff and community members can see the beginnings of construction work at Ragsdale High when it celebrates its groundbreaking Thursday, Aug. 11 at 10:30 a.m.

Part of the 2008 School Bonds, the work at Ragsdale includes two phases. Phase 1 of the construction, which included installation of fire protection systems in the former Jamestown Middle facility and the widening of Vickrey Chapel, is nearing completion.

Phase 2 construction includes combining the existing Ragsdale and former Jamestown Middle facilities into one school building and constructing a new facility for students with autism. When construction is complete, Ragsdale will have a new media center, main gymnasium and administration area. There will also be a separate autism wing with special classrooms, support facilities and its own entrance.

Renovations have already been made in order to relocate students into the former Jamestown Middle building for the 2011-12 school year. The 87,000-square-foot addition joining the middle school and high school buildings will be scheduled for completion in August 2012. The high school classroom wing will be scheduled for demolition in late 2012, and the new two-story autism wing is projected to open by summer 2013.

< Return to previous page