The Present
Berea Community has undergone several changes since its inception. Despite the protests of students, the open lunch policy was ended in 2005. Also in the same school year, Berea College decided to pull out of Berea Community and leave the school on its own.
Construction projects involved the addition of a second gym, mainly for the use of the elementary, to complement the current Berea gym, Singlton Gym. A wing of classrooms for Middle School was also added to the school, and nicknamed 'The Pirate Cove'. Walls were also added to both the Elementary, Middle School, and High School classrooms. During the same year, a proposal was made to implement random student drug testing. Drug testing began in 2009.
In late 2009, the Conkin Gym was completed, as was the other construction. Both basketball teams now play in the Conkin Gym.
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