New JTED TUSD school underway in Southside community

For the first time, two school district are working together to create an innovative hub in town.

AND JTED HAVE TEAMED UP TOCREATE THIS 50,000 SQUARE FOOTBUILDING I'M STANDING IN NOW.RIGHT NEAR THE JUNCTIONBETWEEN I10 AND I19... SCHOOLOFFICIALS WANT THIS SCHOOL TOSERVE AS A MIDDLE POINT FORSTUDENTS ACROSS THE CITY.OFFICIALS SAY THIS SCHOOL ISONLY 25 MINUTES FROM ANY PARTOF TOWN.

AND IT WILL SERVE ADUAL PURPOSE.

ONE -- AS AREGULAR HIGH SCHOOL WITH ABOUT400 STUDENTS.

AND TWO -- FORSTUDENTS FROM ANY SCHOOL TOTAKE JTED AND CAREER TECHNICALEDUCATION CLASSES.

THISINCLUDES NURSING -- ROBOTICS-- CULINARY CLASSES AND MANYMORE.

THE PRINCIPAL OF THESCHOOL -- MARIO CASTRO SAYS --THE MORE SKILLS STUDENTS CANLEARN -- THE MORE THEY CANGIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY.LOOK AROUND THEM AND SAY WHATARE SOME OF THE ISSUES OF OURDAY.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THETHINGS THAT WE ARE FACING ASSTUDENTS, WHAT ARE OURFAMILIES FACING AND WHAT CANWE DO WITH THE STUFF THAT WEARE LEARNING RIGHT NOW TO HELPSOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS AND MAKETHINGS BETTER." CONSTRUCTIONBEGAN BACK IN DECEMBER AND ISEXPECT TO BE DONE BY JUNE --SO SCHOOL CAN START HERE ONAUGUST 5TH.

THEY'RE STILLTAKING APPLICATIONS... SO IFYOU OR YOUR CHILD ISINTERESTED IN COMING TO THISSCHOOL YOU CAN FIND MOREINFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITEKGUN9.COM.

REPORTING LIVE ONTHE SOUTHSIDE -- VV -- KGUN9OYS.BAD ROAD CONDITIONS IN ARIZONA