TOPSHAM

The public is invited to attend the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Mt. Ararat High School. The event will be held on June 7, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. on the football field at the current high school.

The groundbreaking event will include the ceremonial first dig by those who worked on the project, including the Building Committee and six sub-committees. Following the ceremony, there will be a reception in the High School Commons.

M.S.A.D. No.75 was approved for the construction of a new high school during the 2014-15 school year by the Maine Department of Education. Once PDT was selected as the architect for the project, a study was done to determine whether to remodel or build a new school. Since then, the process for designing and building a school with State funding has continued, including successful passage of the referendum in March 2017. The project has reached the point where actual construction will begin as soon as this school year ends.

“We hope the community will join us in celebrating the beginning of construction of the new high school,” said Brad Smith, Superintendent of Schools, in a press release. “It has taken four years of hard work to reach this important step. We are proud of the school design, knowing it will support student learning in a variety of settings. We are scheduled to open the new building in the fall of 2020. This is an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions made by all who have contributed to this project and celebrate their work to date.”

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