MEDIA ADVISORY
Golden Beam to be Hoisted into Place on Point Loma High School's New Three-Story Classroom Building
WHAT:
Imprinted with the names of past, present, and future students of Point Loma High School, the gold-painted final steel beam will be hoisted into place on Monday, Feb. 24, for what will become a three-story classroom hall with a library and media center.
Students from across nine Point Loma area schools, including Correia Middle School and Cabrillo Elementary School, signed the beam ahead of the hoisting last week. Photos and video of the beam signing can be found here.
WHEN:
Monday, Feb. 24, 2020
10:45 - 11:30 a.m.
WHERE:
Point Loma High School Quad
2335 Chatsworth Blvd., San Diego, CA 92106
VISUALS:
10:45 - 11:00 a.m. - Principal Hans Becker kicks off the event, then speakers commence (location will be in quad for this w/ podium, microphone, and speakers).
11:00- 11:10 a.m. - Principal Becker leads students in a countdown, followed by hoisting of the final steel beam (we will move media up to the top of the stairs for a better shot of the hoisting).
11:10 - 11:30 a.m.- Lunch served by Balfour Beatty, the construction contractor.*
*Lunch will be served in the construction trailer parking lot, located on Clove Street. See the map below. Renderings for the project can be found here.
GUEST INTERVIEWS:
Dr. Mike McQuary, Board of Education Trustee, San Diego Unified
Lee Dulgeroff, Chief Facilities Planning and Construction Officer, San Diego Unified
Hans Becker, Principal, Point Loma High School
Ila Komasa, ASB President and Senior, Point Loma High School
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
The Point Loma High School Whole Site Modernization project includes design and construction of a new three-story, 38,000 square-foot building, renovation of the 200, 300, and 400 buildings and upgrades to the athletic facilities.
The new building features a library/media center on the first floor, ten classrooms each on the second and third floors, and a multi-functional central outdoor area.
On-site parking capacity is increased with the reconfiguration of the Clove Street parking lot, which features a visitor's security entrance to the campus.
Other site improvements include installation of a new bus turnout, landscape and hardscape improvements, constructing new security enclosures, practice fields, and technology upgrades.
The project is anticipated to be completed in late 2021.
BACKGROUND:
San Diego Unified's capital projects are funded by San Diego Unified School District's Propositions S and Z, which are local bond measures approved by San Diego voters to repair, renovate and revitalize neighborhood schools.
PARKING:
Parking will be limited to street parking. The school site has requested that the media enter through the administration office. To get to the main office, enter the main parking lot, located on Clove Street. You can access the main office from there.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jamie Ries, Facilities Communication Liaison, San Diego Unified, 619-855-9283, jries@sandi.net.
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