Architects present aerial view of potential new SJSD high school

Architects present aerial view of potential new SJSD high school

Look two years into the future with the st joseph school district..

That is, áifá voters pass the $107 million dollar school bond to build a new high school.

Good evening and thanks for joining us.

I'm alan van zandt.and i'm jodie o'brien.here's kq2's kilee thomas with the vision of american family's transformation into a modern day high school thanks to modern technology..

St joseph voters getting a birds-eye view on what the potential new high school could look likeánats "very attractive building"áhigh above the sky- a conceptual 3d flyover shows the vision of transforming the american family campus into the st joseph school district's new high school firm dlr group.

Sot: kevin greischar, dlr group, principal architect- "all the high school's that we're doing today look like this."school grounds show a brand new gymnasium built behind the high school- separating the two water feature.century high school architects believe will attract students and families to the communitysot: chris hess, project executive with mccowngordon construction -"it will be something special.

We know it because we've seen the look on teachers and students faces new school.

It's unbelievable.

That's part of why we do it."

Inside the repurposed building- a professional atmospherewith a focus on collaborative spaces for students.

Creating a space for teachers and students to feel valued boosts work ethic sot:greischar- "10 years ago, we did joplin high school and the first thing i heard from students that when they came into the building, they felt they were in a college or junior college environment."

Architects say transforming the existing infrastructure into a high school is a better jumping off pointsaves the district time and money.

Shaves off $6 million and 8 months in construction time sot: hess-"a lot of the dollars are going towards the actual interior of the space- better programs, higher levels of finishes.

Rather than a parking lot or a sewer line where no one reaps the reward in.

It's just sort of required."92 acres of land gives the district room to expand and growadding on other facilitiesdesigners for the project say adding this state of the art schoolwill become the heart of the communitysot: hess- "if american family is chosen, we can provide something that this community can be proud of."

Reporting in st joseph kilee thomas kq2 news if the bond passes- 75% of the money would go toward the new school.

The rest would be used to put air conditioning into the three existing high schools.

Central would also see some indoor renovations along with a new turf football field and new track.

The bond is up for a vote on april 6th.

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