S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. \u2013 Dirt is being moved at Parkland High School where on Monday construction will officially begin.<\/p>\n
The expansion will add 30 classrooms, 16 new labs, outdoor courtyards, expanded cafeteria and office spaces as well as a new athletic lobby and media center makeover.<\/p>\n
The changes, will address a rapidly expanding student population that is quickly outgrowing the current building.<\/p>\n
“This ground breaking represents a bold step forward for our students, our educators, and our entire community,” Principal Nathan Davidson said. “It is a promise that we believe in opportunity, innovation and creative spaces where young minds can thrive.”<\/p>\n
The project leaning on students for feedback, each hoping to leave the school better than they found it.<\/p>\n
“This is something big to be a part of that will be a lasting legacy on the younger classes and grades,” Sarah Paugh, a senior, said. “Personally, I have two younger siblings in the Parkland School District and for them to be able to experience this and see everything I haven’t had in high school will be super cool.”<\/p>\n
“You should see the passing period. We’ve got 3,000 kids, everyone going in a different direction,” said Rishi Ponda, a freshman.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The project is unique in many ways, including graduates being involved every step of the way, through project design, management and construction.<\/p>\n
“Parkland isn’t just where I went to school, it shaped who I am today and in many ways feels both surreal and meaningful,” said Jamie Bortz, senior project manager and Parkland class of 2007. “My son is beginning his own journey here as a kindergartener this year.”<\/p>\n
The project will start Monday and is expected to be completed by the end of 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. \u2013 Dirt is being moved at Parkland High School where on Monday construction will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131769,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[214,119,121,120,232,233],"class_list":["post-131768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-_homepage_top_stories","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news","tag-allentown-area","tag-schools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}