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CHSS gym completion expected by Sept. 25
Jennifer Hubbard
Central Huron Secondary
School (CHSS) students
found themselves in the
middle of a construction
zone as they returned to
school last week.
"The school was closed to
everyone for a good month
because it was a construc-
tion site. You could only
enter with a hard hat and
work boots," said principal
Herb Klassen. "Even our
summer school was
moved over to St. Anne's."
Klassen said custodial
staff were called in over
the Labour Day weekend
to prepare the school for
students by Sept. 5.
A number of projects
were completed, includ-
ing: a second garage door
was added to the auto
shop to allow for more
convenient usage of its
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Gym renovations at Central Huron Secondary School, which include an expanded gym space, stor-
age area, hardwood flooring, portable stage and seating, began last May.
two lifts; the third —• and
final phase of windows
were replaced; lighting was
upgraded to high -efficiency;
a new generator was
installed and the entire
school was rewired; asbestos
was removed; and the boiler
heating system was upgrad-
ed.
A: number of classrooms
were altered to accommo-
date the new windows.
Dirt was also removed
from .the courtyard to
make the space more
usable.
The largest item on the
to-do list were the gym
renovations, in which the
stage was removed and
the gym space was
enlarged to allow for reg-
ulation -sized volleyball
and basketball courts.
,Len and Donna Teatero and staff
wish to thank Mark Penner for his
years of service and wish him all
the best in his future endeavours.
Mark Penner offers great
thanks to Len and Donna for
his employment at Seaforth
Collision and wish them
and their staff good ludo with
the new facility.
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Additional features
include a storage area
built into the school's
courtyard, a portable
stage and new seating.
CHSS students and staff
have been fundraising
for their new gym for
three years. A total of
$60,000 has been collect-
ed towards the $100,000
project.
"It'll be state of the art
and as nice as any gym
in the system," Klassen
said. "We're all very
excited. It'll be well
worth it."
And while there was a
bit of a scramble prior to
the first day of school,
Klassen said only the
gym and one auto shop
were not accessible. The
shop is expected to be
completed later this
week and the gym will be
finished by Sept. 25.
"A few sports teams will
be affected, but they still
have the smaller gym to
use," he explained.
"There will be lots of work
to be done in the front for
beautification, but function-
ally the school will be open
for business as usual"
Klassen said he is looking
forward to showcasing the
school's new gym facilities
during the annual com-
mencement ceremony on
Oct. 6.
The bulk of the school's
renovations began in May of
last year.
"The people that have
been affected more than
anyone by these renovations
is the custodial staff. We
commend them for all of
their hard work and
patience," he said.
Construction also contin-
ues outside the school -on
Princess Street, as the
municipality finishes the
final stages of its $1 million
roads project.
Roads department manag-
er Tom Sinclair predicted
completion — including
paving, curbing and side-
walks — by late September.
Beginning in April, the
project has been delayed by
a troublesome storm drain
on Princess Street.