*Improvements to be incorporated as part of the new connected high school facility
High School Project
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High School Building Project Updates!
The new Perham High School being planned to be located in Perham, MN will include a gymnasium with locker rooms, full service kitchen, commons spaces, classrooms, fine arts area, administration offices, wrestling & weights area, media center, an adjacent satellite building for the STEM trades and is being planned for potential future additions of a theater & an academic addition. The greenhouse from the current high school site is planned to be relocated to the new site.
The overall project scope includes:
Perham High School
• Construct a new replacement 9-12 high school facility connected to the existing Middle School
• Complete site and parking improvements to support the new high school facility
Prairie Wind Middle School
• Improve physical education support spaces including storage, team and locker rooms*
• Provide expanded fitness area and associated support spaces *
• Create meeting and conference spaces *
• Address physical repair and maintenance needs at the Middle School
PROJECT TEAM
Here are the individuals and businesses that are part of the building and design team for the new high school.
Project Oversight Committee
Administration, Board, Design Team, Management Team
Core Planning Group
Administration, Board, Design Team, Management Team, Community Members
Perham-Dent Schools
- Mitch Anderson, Superintendent
- Ehren Zimmerman, High School Principal
- Scott Bjerke, Middle School Principal
- Erin Anderson, Activities Director
- Russ Winkels, Buildings Manager
- Brian Norman, Information Technology
- Jodee Ebeling, Information Technology
- User Groups, Assorted Roles
ICS - Construction Manager
- Pat Overom, Principal
- Ryan Hoffman, Program Manager
- Jeff Flettre, Project Manager
BHH Partners - Architect of Record
- Tony Stoll, Principal-in-Charge
- Chad Bormann, Project Manager
TSP - Consulting Architect, Interior Designer, Structural Engineer
- Bert Haglund, Principal
- Ted Rozeboom, Education Planner/Designer
- Rob Collins, Project Architect
- Greg Schoer, Architecture
- Justine Pliska, Interior Designer
- Lucas Lorenzen, Structural Engineer
ONE - Consulting Mechanical and Electrical Engineer
- Jeremiah Christensen, Mechanical Engineer
- Cody Ellingson, Mechanical Engineer
- Andrew Bartsch, Electrical Engineer
Apex - Consulting Civil Engineer
Jade Berube, Civil Engineer
FS1 - Food Service Consultant
Len Groschen, Food Service Designer/Planner
PROJECT TIMELINE
Construction Design Phase
Completed Late December 2016
Award Bid to General Contractor
Bid awarded to Olaf Anderson out of Fargo, ND.
Construction Begins
Olaf Anderson & Subs Move In
Official Groundbreaking Ceremony
May 10, 2017 at 4pm
Start Sidewalks, Curbs, & Parking Lot
Mid-April
Start Remodel Work in PWMS
End of May
Building Exterior Complete
Mid-June
Perham High School Opens
Fall 2018
IN THE MEDIA
- May 8, 2015 – Taking Shape: Vision for the future
- November 4, 2015 – An overview of the referendum
- November 24, 2015 – Voters say build a new high school
- May 5, 2016 – Schematic design of new high school approved
- September 7, 2016 – Construction moves along at Perham schools
- January 12, 2017 – An inside look at the new Perham High School: Renderings of the great hall released
- February 15, 2017 – Perham-Dent School District awards high school construction contract
- March 9, 2017 – Perham schools to open one week earlier this fall
- May 11, 2017 – Ushering in ‘a new era in education’: Ground is officially broken on the new Perham High School
- June 21, 2017 – Photo mockups of new Perham High School released
- January 25, 2018 – School board has construction site walk through
- March 22, 2018 – Building on the future: Perham school board gets construction update, discusses safety
- May 2, 2018 – The countdown to go-time: School construction marks one year with completion due this fall
- July 5, 2018 – Only weeks to go: Work on new high school coming to an end
- July 21, 2018 – Meet your new Perham high school
- July 26, 2018 – Construction work on new high school approaching completion
SITE PLANS & PHOTOS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The new Perham High School being planned to be located in Perham, MN will include a gymnasium with locker rooms, full service kitchen, commons spaces, classrooms, fine arts area, administration offices, wrestling & weights area, media center, an adjacent satellite building for the STEM trades and is being planned for potential future additions of a theater & an academic addition. The greenhouse from the current high school site is planned to be relocated to the new site.
- The new High School will be designed for 500 students, with core capacity for 600-650
- The site and building will be designed to accommodate potential future expansion for:
- Academy Areas
- Theater (Performing Arts Center)
- Career Academy Shops
- Stadium
- Additional Parking
- The new High School will be designed for collaborative, interdisciplinary delivery of curriculum, a Professional Learning Community (PLC) model. Collaborative departments will be located in close proximity.
- Two PLC’s for core curriculum will include classrooms, labs, and support instructional space for students and faculty (faculty planning, small group instruction, large group instruction).
- The Humanities Division includes Language Arts, Social Sciences, and World Languages.
- The STEM Division includes Math, Science, and Engineering.
- Career Academies for trades will be accommodated as follows:
- Provide an Engineering/Fabrication lab in the STEM Division.
- Existing shops will relocate to the new facility. The District will investigate opportunities for teaming with private corporations.
- Family & Consumer Science will be initially traditional residential cooking, but will be transformational to accommodate a potential shift to Culinary Arts in the future.
- The new gymnasium will be designed for three competition courts. It will be located on the site to accommodate primary athletic events. The existing PWMS gymnasium will be used primarily for the middle school, high school practice, and events requiring all available courts.
- Because the theater portion of the referendum was not passed by the community, a performance space should be considered. This should not be included if to the detriment of a future theater.
- The new High School will provide a direct link to PWMS. The link will be designed for convenience of staff and students, not for the use of large numbers of public spectators.
- The following shared spaces included in the new HS will be located in close proximity to PWMS:
- Special Education (Specific Rooms)
- Music rehearsal rooms and support spaces
- PE and athletic locker rooms. The new gymnasium, designed for three PE teaching stations.
- Additional shared spaces included in the new HS include the following:
- Receiving
- District Administration
- Staff Parking and vehicle drop-off/pick-ups
CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS)
When will the new high school open?
For school start of 2018.
Does the school district have enough money to operate a new building or will it have to go back to taxpayers and ask for more money in the future?
The operation costs of the new school will not change greatly for the District. The new school will be larger, but also more efficient so the anticipated impact is negligible or possibly even less costly to operate on a utility basis.
Will the new high school be big enough to accommodate growth?
The new High School is designed with growth in mind. The core functions of the building are built to accommodate and approximate increase of an additional 100 students and the classroom wing is designed to be able to have additions built easily when they are required.
Does the bond package include building a football/track stadium?
The current athletic and activity amenities including the football field, track, tennis courts, etc. will remain in their current locations. New physical education and athletic areas in the form of new gymnasium space, weights and fitness space, and associated locker rooms, etc. are included in the new building.
There are lots of positives with a new high school. Are there concrete numbers about what a new high school means for economic development?
There is no concrete way to calculate the economic impact of the new High School. We are optimistic the building will attract and retain families within our district which we hope delivers positive impact on the economic development of the city.
Who conducted the facilities assessment of Perham-Dent Public Schools that led to the School Board’s decision to hold a bond referendum to reconfigure existing buildings and construct a new high school?
In conjunction with the Community Task Force, a firm that specializes in the assessment of Minnesota K12 Education facilities provided data for the Task Force to evaluate and ultimately determine the it was not in the best interest of the District to continue to use, or update the current High School.
Who are the architects involved in new high school and facilities project?
A local firm, BHH Partners, are the lead architects for all projects within the referendum.
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