Next up for the school district will be winter construction of auditorium
by Aaron Brom
ECM Sun Newspapers
A host of community officials participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Rogers High School third-wing addition Monday, June 29.
The 53,000-square-foot project will add 14 general classrooms, six science rooms, six special education rooms and one family and consumer science room. There will also be administrative, office and conference spaces.
Members of the Elk River Area School Board broke ground this past week at Rogers High School for long-anticipated third wing. The project will add 53,000 square feet, including 14 general classrooms, six science rooms, six special education rooms and one family and consumer science room.
Attending the ground-breaking were Superintedent Mark Bezek; School Board Members Shane Steinbrecher, Sue Farber, Tony Walter, Dan Hunt, Jamie Plantenberg-Selbitschka and Holly Thompson; new Rogers High School (and former Rogers Middle School) Principal Jason Paurus; Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services Jana Hennen-Burr; Director of Community Engagement Charlie Blesener; lifelong Rogers residents Jack (former School Board member) and Carol Hines; I-94 West Chamber of Commerce President D.J. Hartley; and others.
Terra General Contractors of Rogers is supervising the project, which is expected to be completed in about a year. The new wing will be ready for school in fall 2016.
Next for Rogers High School is a winter construction start of a new auditorium.
