Duxbury Public Schools New Co-Located Middle School and High School
The Duxbury Public Schools' new co-located middle school and high school project is about 1/3 of the way through its timeline for completion. The field house should be completed this summer.
In 2011, Duxbury voters approved the design and construction of a new co-located middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12). The new building will be erected behind the current middle school, and replaces the current high school (built in 1968) and middle school (built in 1960) in one efficient 21st century facility. The town will fund the project through a debt exclusion, with approximately 45% reimbursed through the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
Features and Highlights
- Designed by Mount Vernon Group architects, led by Duxbury resident Dennis Daly
- Design based on MVG's design of Ashland High School, a cost-effective, educationally-sound design that is part of the MSBA Model School Program
- 322,210 square feet; two 3-story classroom wings for middle school and high school joined by common "Main Street" corridor and linking academic areas to athletic, music and art areas, and PAC
- Separate entrances for middle school and high school, and community-usable spaces
- Science classrooms meet National Science Foundation guidelines
- Shared space in applied technology labs, art rooms, music, auditorium, black box theater, library
- Common areas and team teaching spaces provide for flexible learning environments and interdisciplinary teaching
- Infrastructure supports anticipated technology needs
- Two gyms, two fitness rooms, and two locker rooms, one each for middle school and high school
- Shared kitchen serves middle school and high school students separately
- Train Field expanded to enhance open space of campus
- Meets Massachusetts CHPS (Collaborative for High Performance School) requirements, (equates to LEED Silver) for green/sustainable building elements and energy efficiency
- Classroom windows improve daylighting
- Roof designed for solar panels
- Improved traffic flow and parking
- Two new fields on current 38-acre high school site
- New field house next to turf field with court, restrooms, locker rooms, concession area, storage and maintenance area for school and community events
Timeline
- February, 2012 - Pre-construction activity begins
- Late June, 2012 - Site work begins
- September, 2012 - Construction of academic building begins with foundation work
- November, 2012 - Construction offield house begins
- December, 2012 - Structural steel work begins on academic building
- Summer, 2013 - Field house completed
- Early Summer, 2014 - Academic building completed
- June, 2014 - Abatement and demolition of existing middle school and high school begins
- August, 2014 - Students occupy academic building
- January, 2015 - Abatement and demolition of existing middle school and high school completed
- Summer, 2015 - Completion of site work and site improvement for both existing sites
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