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Board adopts educational specifications for Sumner High School Phase 2; construction on track for 2026 start
Summary
The Sumner Bonney Lake School District board adopted Resolution 20/24-25 accepting educational specifications and schematic design for Sumner High School Phase 2, a three-story west-side addition with CTE labs, a greenhouse/animal-science building, Tiny Sparks daycare, and about 121 new parking spaces; architects said construction is on schedule to begin next summer and finish in early 2028.
The Sumner Bonney Lake School District board on July 16 adopted Resolution No. 20/24-25 to accept the educational specifications and schematic design for Sumner High School Phase 2.
Kevin Oremus of Oremus Architecture presented the educational specifications and schematic design, describing a three-story addition on the west side of campus that will include career and technical education labs (robotics, aerospace manufacturing), agricultural and horticultural science spaces adjacent to a greenhouse and animal-science building, a Tiny Sparks daycare with controlled access, and an additional west parking lot with about 121 spaces. Oremus said the programming process engaged about 30 stakeholders, including district staff, teachers and Sumner High students, and that the design work stayed within the phase’s budget estimate based on current construction-cost input.
"The document provides a framework to identify, organize, and describe critical elements of the project itself," Oremus said, explaining the educational specifications guide decisions through design and construction. He said construction is on schedule to begin next summer with completion early in 2028 and that current construction estimates place the project on budget.
Following the presentation, the board moved and seconded adoption of the resolution. The motion passed without substantive debate.
The board’s adoption of the educational specifications advances the Phase 2 design toward permitting and procurement; Oremus said the design will be revisited as the team moves into later phases to ensure the program priorities are reflected through construction.
