New High School
Original plans for a new high school campus stalled due to lack of funds. (See New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation) However, in July 2008, new state funding was secured and on October 5, 2009, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the site of the new high school located on Belvidere Road in Lopatcong Township. Then-Governor Jon Corzine was in attendance as well as former Governor James Florio, Phillipsburg School District Superintendent Mark B. Miller and then-State Education Commissioner Lucille Davy.
The new campus had been expected to cost $174.4 million and was planned to hold a 326,000 sq ft (30,300 m2). school and seven athletic fields. After the initial plans had been put on hold, Governor Chris Christie announced in February 2012 that the plan was back online, with a revised estimate of $675 million for the project.
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