The Northampton County (Virginia) school district has broken ground on an $81.3 million overhaul of its middle and high school complex in Eastville.
The Eastern Shore Post reports that the groundbreaking ceremony was the culmination of more than five years of work by the Northampton High School Revitalization Committee, which included county and school officials.
“We’ve been working behind the scenes to conceptualize a building that our students and our educators deserve, one that’s beautiful, one that’s cutting-edge, and one that is going to take…our students...further,” said Northampton School Board Chair Liz Jones.
The project calls for construction of a new cafeteria and auditorium and a separate wing and gym for the middle school, which has been using space in Northampton High School for about 15 years.
The architect is Woolpert, and the builder is M.B. Kahn Construction Company.
