The Thompson Career Campus and the new Ferguson High School are beginning to take shape, with construction crews working full time to have the project ready for next school year.
“These guys are flying,” said Zach Chambers, project manager for the school district during a recent tour of the construction site at the former Van Buren Elementary School, 1811 W. 15th St.
“Over the next couple of weeks, you’re going to start seeing a ton of steel go up,” added Ryan Pilbeam, job superintendent with JHL Constructors, the general contractor.
Work at the site began over the summer, starting with abatement of asbestos and lead filler under the paint in the old Van Buren school, after the last year of elementary school concluded for the facility that was built in 1967. Abatement and demolition are nearly complete.
“We’re taking it down to shell,” Pilbeam said. “There’s new plumbing and new electricity; it’s basically just a structure.”
Jenny Sparks / Loveland Reporter-Herald
Construction crews are framed Jan. 16 by a new frame and joists that are attached to the old Van Buren Elementary School building in west Loveland.But the bones are solid and remain, as does the brick exterior, though some steel has been added. The old Van Buren will become the new Ferguson High School, the gymnasium transforming into music and art rooms and the kindergarten into science rooms. The rest of the classrooms and the library, too, are being remodeled into spaces that will spur learning for Ferguson High School students.
The wall on the west side of the building has come down; that is where the building will connect to the new addition, a main entrance and common area and a new wing for the career and technical education facilities that will become the Thompson Career Campus.
Some of the steel framing for the new wing is up, but the rest will take shape in the next few weeks after roof joists are delivered and installed. Also, some concrete curb and gutter and some foundation walls have been poured for the new piece of the building, with more to come over the next month and asphalt work kicking off in February.
Crews are on a tight schedule because the building has to be completed and ready for students when classes start in August for both Thompson Career Campus and the new Ferguson High School
Ferguson will continue to offer the same slate of high school classes, while the Thompson Career Campus will offer classes in advanced manufacturing, information technology, health sciences and construction trades to students from all the high schools in the district, including Ferguson.
High school students from across the district will be able to enroll in the classes at the Thompson Career Campus, offered at different times throughout the day, and the district will offer transportation. The classes will incorporate hands-on job skills and also core language, math and science skills, allowing students to simultaneously earn college credit, technical certifications and credit toward their high school diplomas.
As of Jan. 14, 189 students had begun the process of signing up for the technical classes. The most popular so far is the health sciences pathway, with 75 students ready to apply, according to information shared at a meeting last week for neighbors of the new facility.
When complete, the overall campus will have about 61,000 square feet of space for both Ferguson and the Career Campus, offering classes to hundreds of students.
Ferguson High, according to its website, serves more than 140 students per year. And the new Thompson Career Campus classes will handle about 390 students. However, because those students are on campus only part of the day, there will be about 100 at a time, Jason Germain, principal of Ferguson and Thompson Career Campus, explained at the Jan. 14 neighborhood meeting.
The total project will cost $16.5 million, with that money coming from three sources — the future sale of the existing Ferguson High School, profits from the sale of the bonds and maintenance money that were earmarked for asbestos abatement and other projects at the Van Buren school.
When the new site opens in August, the main entrance will be moved to the west side of the property off Van Buren Avenue. The facility will be new and state-of-the-art inside and out. But the exterior and the shell of Van Buren will remain, a tribute to the history while taking a leap into the future with new offerings and possibilities for the students.
“It’s a win-win-win for the students,” Germain said at the meeting, “if they come to the campus and give it their best.”
Jenny Sparks
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