Construction continues as Mission students head back to school
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ST. IGNATIUS — With only three weeks to go before school starts Aug. 26, construction workers are putting the pedal to the metal to finish the St. Ignatius School’s new lunchroom, among other projects.
Aug. 20 was the scheduled completion date for the elementary school renovation, including a new multi-purpose room — which will serve as the new lunchroom — three new classrooms and a remodeled kitchen, but it’s going to require a serious push to have the space ready for dozens of students by Aug. 26. Part of the roof is still open, and all the inside finishing work remains to be done.
“It’s really ‘all hands on deck’ to make it happen. They believe that they’ll get it done by (Aug. 26),” Superintendent Bob Lewandowski said. “They won’t get it done by the 20th.”
The school district administration is planning how to best navigate through construction as school starts, and “with limited spaces, it certainly makes it challenging,” Lewandowski said.
Parents and students can expect the final phases of elementary school construction to be ongoing until possibly mid-September, Lewandowski said, but he believes the improved facility will be worth the wait.
“There’s some exciting things going on here,” he said. “It’s really neat.”