Read about the changes being made to our campus this summer.
8/26/2015:
- Exterior lighting is completed for the sidewalks and parking lots.
- All lighting is LED lighting.
Parking lots on the south side of campus are now open.
8/15/2015:
- Directional markings are planned.
8/11/2015:
- Work begun in the Regis Court (area in front of Regis building)
- New sidewalk created from the Regis Court to the arcade entrance, to ensure the safety of students as they travel between the buildings (and NOT through vehicular traffic)
- Creation of a new, sturdier canopy in front of Regis
- Small outdoor stone amphitheater created in Regis Court
- Decatur exit being widened
- Most of the sod on the Shrine side of the campus has been laid.
7/24/2015:
- Campus lighting bases have been poured
- Parking lots completed and striped
- Additional sidewalks poured
- New irrigation install started
- Construction phase between Regis and main building has begun
Next week:
- Additional irrigation added
- Landscaping will begin
- Sidewalk in front of Trophy Room poured
- Handrails installed
- Tear down of gardens and canopy in front of Regis and Philippine House will begin
7/17/15:
Parking lots completed (but still need to be striped)- More sidewalks poured
- Additional cafeteria drive and steps poured
What’s next:
- Complete pouring sidewalks on South side of campus.
- Install handrails on new steps.
- Stripe parking lots.
- Continue work on parking lot lighting.
- Irrigation install starts Monday with landscaping starting on July 27th.
7/10/15:
The weather has played havoc with our schedule the last two weeks. Completed:
- Fire hydrants installed
- Steps and sidewalks to Shrine poured
- Additional sidewalks poured
- Entrance / exit to Clark completed (concrete)
Weather pending … next week:
- Complete the driveway that leads onto Fourth Street.
- Complete the two west parking lots and connecting sidewalks.
6/26/15:
This week the two south parking lots and driveways were poured.- Tiered landscaping walls also begun
- Electrical service installed for exterior campus lighting
What’s next:
- Grading, compaction and pouring concrete of the western portion of the grounds
6/19/2015:
Due to the weather, the only item that was completed this week was the tear-down of the Old Gym.
What’s next:
- Regrading of areas that were eroded from the rain
- Electrical install of underground conduit for parking lot lights
- Possible pouring of concrete, some sidewalks in front and by the Shrine
6/18/2015:
The removal of the Old Gym—place for recess, sports, Country Fair, the Haunted House, and countless other Academy events for the past 67 years— began at 7 a.m. this morning. It is quite a change!
6/12/2015:
Various trees have been removed; all will be replaced with a yet-to-be determined species.- South side asphalt roads and parking lots removed except for one parking lot that should be removed next week
- New sanitary and storm water lines installed
- Preliminary grading started
- Grotto relocated
What’s next:
- Electric utility lines will be installed and the old gym will be removed.
