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Air Academy students and staff outline schematic design for new high school, stress traffic and event access
Summary
Students, teachers and parents from Air Academy High School presented early schematic designs to the District 20 school board, highlighting traffic circulation fixes, a commons tied to the auditorium and CTE space for engineering and aviation; administration said the plan is at schematic stage and awaits federal/PSMI review before construction documents.
Air Academy High School students, staff and design-advisory members presented the board with the early schematic design for a replacement high school and emphasized maintaining the school's cadet traditions while solving operational problems such as traffic and event circulation. Student body president Marina Schnickl described a four-meeting design advisory process that produced three distinct proposals and said student feedback shaped subsequent drafts.
Principal and design-team leaders noted several priorities: reconfiguring arrival and dismissal patterns to reduce vehicle congestion, creating a central…
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