Alum Spotlights New School & ASB Gets to Know the New Evergreen
A small group of Evergreen alumni, families and supporters had a chance to tour the new school this month. Westside Seattle's Patrick Robinson (EHS ‘69) joined the visit and published an August 13 feature with striking photos and project details:
"The new Evergreen High School is a well-planned investment in the future"
New desks and chairs and the school's Promethean panels are waiting in classrooms to support student learning from AP Chemistry, engineering and poetry to Core Plus Construction, computer science, culinary arts and much more.
Our own photo gallery below highlights ASB students exploring their new school for the first time.
The first day of school is Wednesday, September 3.
A community grand opening with self-guided tours is being planned for October. More details will be shared soon.
Demolition of the original school structures is complete. Crews are finishing clean-up of the debris, as well as completing the loop for dropping students off at the main entrance. The upper parking lot by the new main entrance is scheduled to be completed in October.
In the coming school year, construction will focus on building new softball and baseball fields where the original school stood.
This 2022 bond project continues to be on time and within budget.
Photos
ASB student leaders try out the outdoor learning stairs overlooking the central courtyard, below the library.
Students in the courtyard wave at Evergreen staff members walking across the skybridge linking the two main structures together. A major underground utility right of way beneath the skybridge inspired and required the unique school design.
Staff and ASB student leaders check out the view below of the cafeteria and learning stairs from the upper level of the commons. The skybridge entrance is behind them on the right.
View from upper commons looking through large windows onto the courtyard, skybridge and north classroom building.
View of food service area.
View of cafeteria space with seating in the commons.
ASB leaders and staff check out the learning stairs in the commons.
Students check out the culinary arts classroom.
Students check out the Wolverine gym floor circle from the original school gym now on the wall of the new gym, along with pieces of the original gym bleachers serving as the brown color in the green, gold and brown wall panels.
Students try out one of the tables in the courtyard.
Students check out some of the new furniture.
A student uses the bar in the dance studio.
Students check out the "green screen room," which is painted bright green so video editors can swap the background for anything they want.
Students demonstrate use of a small learning stair area next to a regular stairway.
A flexible performance space includes folding, padded theater seats.
Built-in seating and display cases are along the wall outside the main gym.
View of courtyard and south building from the north building.
Crews prepare a large stormwater catchment basin to manage stormwater and protect the nearby Lake Hicks.
Early August view of construction in progress on the new drop-off loop and main office parking area.
Parting view of gym demolition this summer at the original Evergreen High School.