Schools

Hazelwood West Facelift Well Underway

Hazelwood West Senior High School can hardly recognized as it undergoes transformation for facility upgrades.

Construction is currently underway at the high school, thanks to Proposition H, a no-tax-rate-increase bond issue approved by voters in 2010.

The bond allows for facility improvements to the district's schools, including West.

According to the Hazelwood School District website:

"At Hazelwood West High, construction includes a 53,000 square-foot building addition and 100,000-square foot major building renovation. There will be a new main entry plaza and entrance, a grouped science/STEM Studio, a pool lift as part of ADA requirements, fire alarm modernization and newly painted hallway lockers, corridors and other areas. In the STEM studio concept, the lower level will feature physics and engineering classrooms, the first floor will have chemistry and physics classrooms while the second floor will feature biology and health occupations classes.

"A new library will be added at the front of the building on the first floor. The current library space will become classrooms. Other features will include a relocated main office, a central elevator, a central staircase, access to visual/performing arts level, controlled after-hour access and more.

'There will be easier student traffic flows in all of the high schools, people will get from one place another more easily,' Tom Mangogna, construction project manager, said.

The facility is expected to be complete by summer of 2014.

Patch caught the construction in a short photo gallery.


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