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New Kilgore High School construction advances; district salvaging stone from original building
Summary
Architects and construction managers reported progress on Kilgore High School: steel framing, masonry, auditorium risers and site work advanced; district plans to reuse a stone element from the existing building at the new student entrance.
Architects and construction managers gave the school board a detailed update on the new Kilgore High School project, showing that steel framing, masonry veneer and auditorium riser work are progressing and that site slabs and concrete footings are scheduled as weather permits.
Kendall Edwards of Claycomb Associates, the project architect, told trustees the west classroom wing steel framing is up and brick veneer work is under way. Edwards said risers in the new auditorium are finished and that contractors are preparing slabs and footings for the career and technical center (CTC).
"The steel framing is up for that," Edwards said, pointing to photos of the west classroom wing. He said roofing and sheathing installation continue across the site and that interior metal stud framing and fireproofing work will follow.
Construction manager Jackie (surname not specified) reviewed day-to-day items: decks and second-floor pours are imminent depending on weather, underground plumbing is being completed in office areas, and brick and stone work is being coordinated to match existing campus colors. She said the project team expects to pour remaining slabs as conditions allow.
Board members asked how the new facility will connect to the old building. Edwards and Jackie said they are planning to salvage a prominent piece of stone from the existing high school and install it at the new student entrance so that the new facility retains a visible element of the old building. "You'll still be walking under the same stone," one construction representative said.
Project managers also described drainage and paving sequencing around the loading dock and student entrance and said the career tech center is moving from excavation toward concrete footings. Furniture purchase orders have been submitted and manufacturing for FF&E is under way.
No formal board action was taken on construction during the presentation; trustees asked for continued monthly updates and praised the project team for progress and attention to matching materials.
