The New Wando
Situated on 110 acres (0.45 km2), this 433,121-square-foot (40,238.3 m2) building features notable statistics. The grounds include a 4,800-square-foot (450 m2) field house complete with a 1,598-square-foot (148.5 m2) press box. Student parking spaces total 1,179, with 33 visitor spaces, 368 staff spaces and room for 20 buses. The layout of the school was based on the similar layout of West Ashley High School, one of their cross town rivals.
Inside the school, there is a 906-square-foot (84.2 m2) performing arts center; the gym has over 2,560 square feet (238 m2); and the specialized food court has 780 square feet (72 m2). 27,800,000 tons of steel, 12,000,000 tons of concrete, over 800,000,000 bricks and concrete blocks and a total of 176 individual HVAC units were used in construction. The school has two multi-purpose fields along with separate fields for marching band practice, soccer, football, baseball and softball. There are also six tennis courts, a track area, and a shot put and javelin area.
The old Wando buildings and facilities still stand at the old campus, but they now house Laing Middle School and Buist Academy. The football team continues to utilize the stadium situated at the old Wando campus.
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