Renovation
In 2004, a renovation program began using proceeds from a one-cent sales tax approved by Dubuque County voters in December 2002. The seven-phase program is projected to eventually cost $30 million, roughly five times the original cost of constructing the school in the 1960s.
2006 marked the beginning of a two-year complete remodeling of the main classroom wing and locker bay. While the renovations are greatly appreciated, some controversy has arisen during the construction. Hundreds of students were forced to move out of their lockers with twenty-four hours notice, only to be allowed back in a week later. Several classes are being held in the auditorium, and the stage has become departmental offices, forcing music and drama programs to perform off-campus. Finally, the renovation is stirring up Hempstead's long-standing insect problem, although new sections of the building are designed to be inhospitable to termites and cockroaches.
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