While students were busy floating on lakes, running wild at summer camp or standing in line at Disneyland this summer, some of the buildings they’ll return to this week were being repaired and improved.
According to the district, most of the funding for the projects came from levy dollars.
Here is a list of some of the major projects the district completed or got started on this summer:
Amboy Middle School
Work has been completed on the replacement of galvanized water lines in the 300 building. Amboy will also get a covered rear entry to help keep kids out of the rain and prevent tracking in water, but that project will probably extend into the fall.
Battle Ground High School
District Stadium underwent a repaving project to replace and repair the asphalt. The Battle Ground High School welding shop also underwent phase two of its renovation project, which involved updating the welding booths and ventilation systems.
Captain Strong Primary
Last year’s winter was rough on many of the gyms in district schools. The gym walls at Captain Strong were washed and resealed to help waterproof them. The floor was replaced in the small gym/cafeteria, and the carpet was removed from the hallways to make way for super sturdy, commercial grade vinyl composition tile flooring. Finally, the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system was updated to draw in more outside air and increase efficiency.
Chief Umtuch Middle School
The gym walls at Chief Umtuch Middle School, Daybreak Primary/Middle and Tukes Valley Primary/Middle got the same waterproofing treatment as the gym walls at Captain Strong.
CASEE Campus
The Center for Agriculture, Science and Environmental Education campus is home to Summit View High School and the district’s administrative offices. In addition to making way for new office space by reconfiguring existing spaces, the A Building’s 24-year-old HVAC system was replaced, as was the roof on Building C.
Daybreak Primary and Middle Schools
The gym got the same waterproofing treatment as the gyms at Captain Strong Primary and Chief Umtuch Middle schools.
Laurin Middle School
Four two-plexes (eight classrooms) were installed to accommodate community growth.
Maple Grove K-8
The roof got some repairs to support the HVAC platforms.
River HomeLink
The asphalt on the playground was resealed, and sidewalks that have been damaged by tree roots are being replaced.
Prairie High School
Lighting was installed along the pathways between playing fields and the parking lots, and scoreboards for varsity baseball and softball were installed. The dimmer switch system in the auditorium is being replaced, and renovations such as remodeling the former preschool into a space for the Special Education Department was completed.
Tukes Valley Primary and Middle Schools
The gym got same waterproofing treatments as the gyms at Daybreak Primary/Middle, Captain Strong Primary and Chief Umtuch Middle schools.
Yacolt Primary
The parking lots were resealed and a 10-plex building, just like the one installed last year at Pleasant Valley Primary School, was installed to replace the portable buildings that are being moved to Laurin Middle School.
—Source: Battle Ground Public Schools
