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New Evergreen Gets Solar Panels, LED Lights & More

New Evergreen Gets Solar Panels, LED Lights & More
Photo of cube-shaped LED light in school commons.

Construction Update: Evergreen High School

At the new Evergreen High School, classrooms are getting carpet or other floor treatments, the checkout desk and bookshelves are installed in the library, and the commercial kitchen is taking shape.

Photo of roof with solar panels.

Check out the acoustical panels on the walls and ceiling of the music room. See the cube-shaped LED lights and large-scale wall graphic being installed in the student commons.

In addition to energy-efficient LED lighting throughout, solar panels are being installed on a south-facing roof (see photo).

Crews from Cornerstone GCI are focused on finishing interior and exterior details to complete the new facility.


Aerial photo of new school and part of old school.

Outside

To keep site work on track this spring for the new main entrance area, parking and transportation routines will be adjusted in phases:

Parking & Student Drop-off Adjustments at Existing School

Starting April 14:
  • The bus drop-off zone will be relocated to the north/student parking lot.
  • Family drop-offs will move to the front of the current main office.
  • Students will continue parking in the north lot near the turf field.
Starting May 5:
  • Part of the staff parking lot (south/library lot) will be fenced off to begin work near the new school’s west-facing main entrance.
  • Overflow staff parking will be available at the Evergreen Aquatics Center through the end of the school year.

Sidewalks, Landscaping and Power at New School

  • Preliminary landscaping has begun.
  • Crews continue pouring concrete for courtyards and pathways.
  • Power to both buildings has been completed.

Photo of commons with stairs and large wall graphic of mountains.

Inside the New Buildings

South Building

(Main Office, Commons, Food Servery, Gyms, Library, Music, Woodshop)

  • Finish work continues on carpeting, countertops and paint.
  • Kitchen equipment is being installed.
  • Bleachers have been installed in the main gym.
  • Built-in casework and student seating were installed in the upper commons.
  • Initial cleaning and building system testing (commissioning) have begun.

North Building

(Classrooms)

  • Damaged concrete floors from previous vandalism have been removed and replaced.
  • Classroom floors are being finished with carpet or linoleum, depending on use.
  • Casework (cabinets, shelves) has been installed in classrooms and hallways.
  • Installation of science and classroom equipment continues.

Aerial photo of new school and old school in background.

Looking Ahead

We remain on budget and on schedule to open the new Evergreen High School in September 2025.

After school ends in June, staff teaching materials and equipment — like Promethean panels — will be moved from the current facility into the new one.

Once the old buildings are demolished, new baseball and softball fields will be built in their place at the southwest corner of campus.


Photos

Photos tell the story of our progress!

Music room in new school with fun acoustical panels.

Music room with acoustical panels on ceiling and walls.

New library space in new school.

Library with checkout counter, bookshelves, and skylight.

 

Wood shop classroom under construction

Wood shop classroom under construction.

 

Culinary arts classroom under construction

Culinary arts classroom under construction.

 

Science classroom under construction.

Science classroom under construction.

 

Photo of classroom with carpet and whiteboards.

Classroom with carpet, lighting and whiteboards installed.

 

2 photos: one shows internal building power systems, one shows main office.

Photo on left: Internal building systems with many pipes. Photo on right: Desk in main office on west side of south building.

 

Photo of main gym with bleachers and floor decoration.

Main gym with bleachers and wood floor striping and staining. Planks of the stained wood bleachers from the original Evergreen gym will be mounted on the walls in open spaces between the green and yellow acoustical panels.

 

Commons area outside main gym with built-in casework.

Built-in wood displays and seating in the upper commons outside the main gym.

 

Kilns for ceramics being installed.

Kilns for ceramics class being installed and checked.

 

Concrete for courtyard and sidewalk at south side of school.

South courtyard area getting concrete poured outside south entrance to commons and main gym.

 

Photo of central courtyard, looking toward north wing of new EHS.

Looking north/northwest across the central courtyard, with the student commons windows on the far left, and the north classroom wing at center and right.

 

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