Building Project
In August 2007, King Philip Regional High School completed its building project, which began in April 2005. The first phase of the project included a new two-story classroom wing with state-of-the-art classrooms and science labs, a new library/media center, a renovated field house with an indoor track/rock climbing wall, a new kitchen, new athletic locker rooms, a new weight/fitness room, new guidance offices, a new bus lobby, and new technology classrooms. The second phase of the project included new administrative spaces, a renovated gymnasium, new band/music spaces, a new 850-seat auditorium, new fine art classrooms, a new commons-style cafeteria, a new school store, new phys. ed locker rooms, a new nurse's office, and a new main lobby.
This school replaces the 1950s yellow brick building, which was demolished during the fall of 2006. Only the gymnasium and the auditorium were saved, with the auditorium being converted into the music rooms. The field house, which was added to the school in the 1970s, was also saved in this project. The new parking lot sits in the area in which part of the old classroom wing once stood.
The school has also renovated its athletic areas. New bleachers and lights have been installed at the football stadium, as well as a new track. The school is also considering replacing the football field with an artificial turf field. In a first in Massachusetts, parents,students, and other community members are raising money for the new field, $1 million, entirely from private donations. The baseball/softball fields had to be re-created as they were used as the student parking lots during the 2006-2007 school year. As part of the athletic field renovations, the school also expanded and renovated the tennis courts.
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