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K-4 The Arizona Republic Feb. 27, '77 School construction Located on 19 acres at 47th Avenue and Butler, the open-classroom school was designed in a contemporary style by the firm of Varney, Sexton, Sydnor Associates. Project architect Larry Searer says one classroom will flow into the next, and that the school was designed for energy efficiency and practical traffic patterns. It is being constructed of concrete and brick with moveable interior wall systems for flexibility. The $342,900 school will contain 43,000 square feet of floor space.

Construction, which began in September 1976, is scheduled to be finished in June by the general contractor, Construction Co. Inc. of Phoenix. New facilities to meet growth m0mtm. mmmg mummnmim wmmmmm ijfc1 -rrTT? Ir-TrTTr Construction in the Glendale Elementary Schools district has been aimed at "catching up" to past growth and cutting class loads, says Ernest Richards, district assistant superintendent for business services.

"Really we have a declining enrollment now," he remarks, noting that growth is around the perimeter of the Glendale elementary district but not inside it. Bond funds of $3.2 million have been used to make additions to existing schools, build a new school acquire a site for a potential future school. The new school, Glendale Elementary School Unit 10, is comprised of two buildings with an outdoor amphitheater in between. of floor space in school and gymnasium. Located on 40 acres at 75th Avenue and Maryland, the two-level contemporary facility is being constructed of cast-in-place concrete with a painted, desert-beige finish.

Dirt will be mounded up so that about half the school will be underground, says Cosper. The ground will provide insulation so it won't be necessary to heat some rooms, he adds. The school was designed by the Phoenix architectural firm of Varney, Sexton, Sydnor Associates for 2,000 students. Construction began in December 1975 and is scheduled to be finished this June by the general contractor, Roth Construction Co. of Phoenix.

UJatch for our grand openinq! By KATHLEEN WELSH At a time when enrollments are declining in most of the nation's schools, construction of new facilities in the Glendale and Peoria school districts is increasing. School officials say this is being done to "catch up" to past growth, meet present needs and in some cases, to anticipate future increases. In the Peoria Public Designed for oction-oriented families who ore orouuino uiiw yvmy. iuiiiiii ujiiu ui iuoi iiui vj uiuk iuuilly Of 1116 doesn't necessarily depend on spending a lot of money! Tamarron clearly mokes the others obsolete, fill new models by Cavalier. from $34,000.

IndependenceiHigh School is being built at 75th Cavalier jHonics Avenue and Maryland says Ed Cosper, district administrator of facilities. Though enrollment in the Glendale Elementary schools district has declined, three-fourths of Glendale Union's students come from Washington Elementary District in West Phoenix. The district also accommodates students from Deer Valley, a growing area that has no high school, Cosper says. The district is presently building Independence High School, a Sfi.18 million facility with 200,000 square feet Huber says that over the past three years, enrollment has increased 10 to 13 per cent each year. Construction began in December on the district's new Cactus High School, located on 32 acres at 63rd Avenue and Greenway Road in Glendale.

Designed by the Phoenix architectural firm of Wadsworth, Jensen Associates, the school will consist of 10 buildings connected by roofed, skylit malls and raised planting areas. Schools system, four i new elementary schools i have been finished in the past year and a half. They have been designed for a combined occupancy of approximately 3,400 students. Completion of the new facilities has halted overcrowding in the elementary schools this year, says M. L.

Huber, superintendent of Peoria Public Schools. "Right now we're about 5 per cent vacant," he remarks. "We anticipate that it'll be full next year again." fl (dm The modern, clean-lined structures are being built of poured concrete and split-face concrete block with a brown exterior color. The $7.06 million facility will encompass 187,000 square feet, and is designed to hold a maximum of 1,800 students. It is scheduled to be completed in June 1978 by the general contractor, Defco Construction Co.

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