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Vigo County oversight board presents Option 6: $222 million new high school plan with multi‑phase modernization and possible county partnership
Summary
Consultants and school officials outlined Option 6 — building a new high school east of the river, renovating West Vigo and consolidating other schools — estimating Group 1 construction at $222 million, potential education‑fund savings of roughly $121 million over 10 years in one scenario, and a possible opening as early as August 2029 if sites and financing proceed.
At an oversight board meeting, Dr. John Newport, representing the Vigo County School Corporation, and consultants from Gibraltar presented a multi‑phase facilities plan the board has endorsed as Option 6, which would build a new high school east of the Wabash River, renovate West Vigo High School and consolidate the district from 23 buildings to 16.
Dr. John Newport, representing the Vigo County School Corporation, said the board chose Option 6 after a comprehensive facility study and staff input that aimed to align facilities with current programs and enrollment trends. "The heart and lungs of our $24,000,000 HVAC project in the boiler route is ready to take on whatever form or capacity those buildings may have," he said, noting recent investments the district wants to preserve whether buildings are modernized or replaced.
Chris Kingery of Gibraltar, who led programming and conceptual design work, emphasized that no construction documents or site have been selected and that the renderings shown were illustrative. Kingery described a…
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