The community is invited to celebrate the start of construction of Bend’s newest middle school with a groundbreaking ceremony and student performances on Tuesday, June 10 at 10am. The school site is located off of Skyliners Road, between Summit High School and W.E. Miller Elementary School, in Bend. Attendees are advised to wear footwear appropriate for a construction site.
The architect for this project is BBT Architects and Kirby Nagelhout Construction is the contractor.
Superintendent Ron Wilkinson says the new 800-seat middle school will help balance enrollment at Bend’s four middle schools, three of which are near, or over, capacity today.
The new middle school is set to open in the Fall of 2015.
On May 21, 2013 citizens of Bend, La Pine and Sunriver approved a ballot measure, with the highest percentage yes vote in history, to build new schools and fund projects that protect our community’s investment in its schools and facilities. These projects will support economic growth and prosperity and go far to protect our quality of life now and for future generations.
The approved bond measure authorized Bend-La Pine Schools to sell $96 million in bonds to fund the construction of two new schools to address continued enrollment growth and to deliver more than 130 other safety, maintenance and classroom addition projects on the community’s behalf.
