Not a Minute to Waste

As the last days of school came to a close, the construction crews were itching to begin more demolition on our building.  When Friday rolled around, the crews were going full force.  This post has lots of pictures that shows big changes that are going on. 


LIBRARY AND MEDIA CENTER

The library was all packed up and cleaned out by the last day of school. 

A last view of the library. 

A few items remain waiting to be moved. 

Workers begin removing the ceiling tiles in the old library.

The new media center gets some soffett work. 

The framing for the reading center has been installed. 

Curved soffett accents over the reading center.

The computer area is getting drywall.



NEW OFFICE AREA

Soffetts are being drywalled in the entrance to the administrative area.

The front doors have been installed. 

The grids for the ceiling tiles are being installed in the front vestibule. 

PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUND AND NEW PICK UP LANE

Workers laid the framing for the concrete that will go around the preschool playground. 

The concrete has been poured.

Workers continue to work on the new pick up lane that will extend around the back of our building.

Gravel has been laid in the new lane.

HALLWAYS

Work has begun on demolishing the hallway as seen from the cafeteria.

Worker, Josh Yeager, eagerly knocks down the wall by the main stairs.

This is what remains of our old lobby.

The ceiling in the car hallway is being renovated.

This is the lobby area after the ceiling tiles have been removed.

The boys' restroom by the elevator is being demolished.

This is the main stairwell after the wall was removed.

CAFETERIA AND GYM

Ceiling tiles were removed so that the workers could access the light panels and ductwork. 

The new doorway leading to the administrative area has been opened.

The stage has been cleared as they prepare for demolition.

The stage area looks very different after the ceiling tiles have been removed.

The entry into the cafeteria

All of the ceiling tiles and ductwork have been removed.  The cafeteria was once the school gym. 

An original gym light fixture

The workers take down the duct work.

The next thing removed is the hardwood floor.  Superintendent Darren turned the floor into piles of toothpicks.

The area where the lunch tables sat is now rubble.

Removing the hardwood floor

View from the gym entry

The stage area

A pile of flooring waits to be removed.

Many people didn't realize that there is a room behind the stage.  It was used for storage and housed the furnace.  The workers have cut a hole in the wall in order to remove the old furnace.

Gym Entrance

The portion of the building that was between the gym and cafeteria is being torn down.  (Photo by Josh Yeager)

The area after everything was knocked down. (Photo by Josh Yeager)

The wall has mirrors and sinks from the restrooms that were in the gym. 

The bulldozer clears away debris.

Remains of the boys' restroom

The view of where the gym entrance used to be.



A backhoe removed debris in the rain.