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Students design field‑house plans as construction work proceeds on high‑school and middle‑school additions
Summary
Two seniors presented AutoCAD and SketchUp designs for a proposed field‑house at the new stadium; construction managers reported foundations and underground work underway at the high school and middle school additions with a tight schedule toward the start of school.
Two seniors from Shippensburg Area Senior High — Ekmani (surname not reported) and Wade Craig — presented student‑designed plans, including AutoCAD detail and SketchUp 3‑D models, for a proposed field house and related site features at the district’s new stadium.
Teacher Fred (last name not provided) and the students described the project scope: locker rooms, family restrooms, officials’ rooms, dual concession stands, ticketing entrances and traffic flow adjustments. Ekmani focused on 3‑D visualization; Wade focused on AutoCAD floor plans and equipment layouts. Wade said the group worked “about 5 months” on the designs during school hours and that the plans draw on site walks and prints provided by facilities staff.
After the student presentation, Rochelle from SiteLogic provided a construction update for the approved high‑school and middle‑school additions. She said the contractor started erosion and sediment control measures and safety fencing in late November, completed foundation work and underground utilities in the STEM addition, and refurbished the front vestibule earlier than scheduled so it would be available for summer registration activity. Structural steel was scheduled for March; cafeteria work will begin in summer 2025. Rochelle reminded the board that furniture, fixtures and equipment procurement should start soon so items arrive before school starts.
Rochelle also reported two proposed change orders tied to code‑review comments; the team is vetting cost reasonableness before bringing them to the board. She said the project includes a $275,550 contingency for owner requests and code changes and that two of four prime contractors had submitted schedules of values required for payments.
Board members praised the students’ work and noted the plans do not yet have construction funding or final approvals; they described the presentation as a useful reference if funding and approvals are obtained.
