Granite School District staff shows progress on new Cypress school: gyms, pool, CTE spaces nearing finish

A Granite School District staff member provided a walking tour of the new Cypress school construction site, describing progress on athletic and academic facilities and noting remaining work before occupancy.

The district representative said crews have poured concrete for the tennis courts and laid turf in the outfield, and that the pool deck was poured “earlier this week,” with interior pool work and a surrounding pour still to come. The speaker also highlighted interior finishes — a complete gym floor, painting and logos, the commons serving area and kitchen, classroom fixtures and carpeting, and a finished-sounding auditorium with a dividing wall and dressing rooms.

Why it matters: The facility will house athletics, career and technical education (CTE) programs and expanded academic space that the district says will ease crowded areas in the current school. The staff member discussed how the design aims to improve circulation, spectator capacity and program space — and pointed to specific next steps such as final pool work and interior finishing.

On athletics, the staff member said the tennis courts will be oriented north-south with three courts on each side of a fence, and pointed out painted lines on the baseball infield while noting that infield fill had not yet been installed. He described turf installation timing as time-sensitive: “there's a little bit of a rush to try to get some, turf in before the winter to give it a chance for the roots to take.”

Pool work has advanced to the stage where the deck has been poured, the speaker said, and contractors will complete interior pool finishes and perform a final pour after the pool is filled to pressurize the walls. The main gym floor is installed and being acclimated with fans; the site includes an auxiliary full-court gym and surrounding bleachers, and a large video board visible from the floor.

Inside the commons, the speaker described the lunch serving area with copper-colored tile and serving lines, and said the main entry and adjacent fine-arts entry will have a snow-melt system installed beneath the concrete to prevent ice buildup. He noted the attendance window and secure entry procedures that will require visitors to be buzzed in at the main office.

The tour included career-technical and arts spaces. In the CTE area, the speaker showed the welding shop and said welding, Welding 2 and metal work will appear on next year’s course-selection cards and run in that space. In the health science room on the third floor, the speaker said the district is expanding a health science pathway and that additional classes will be offered for students interested in nursing, EMT or related careers.

The auditorium was described as having a movable dividing wall to create two performance spaces and finished wood paneling and ceiling features. Dressing and makeup rooms were said to be outfitted with mirrors, counters and individual changing areas. Exterior plaza and outdoor seating, planters and a balcony off the study hall were shown as completed elements that will be fenced off from parking.

The staff member emphasized continued work remains across multiple trades and areas before the building is ready for students. “There’s a lot to do in there,” he said, but added that progress gives confidence the building will be finished and ready. The speaker concluded by saying the district expects to offer another construction update in a month or two.

Notes: The transcript identifies the speaker only as a Granite School District staff member on a site tour video; no formal timeline for occupancy, final completion date or contract figures were provided in the record.