Indoor Track Gets Final Go-Ahead
The Board of Education at its Nov. 21 meeting approved a change order for construction at Lakewood High to include an indoor elevated track. This was the final piece of the puzzle that needed to be completed in order for construction of the track to move ahead.
The track, which will cost approximately $1 million, will be paid for mostly with a generous donation made by First Federal Lakewood. It will be built atop the current gym under construction in the new athletic wing of the high school at the corner of Bunts and Franklin. The track should be open to the community in November 2017.
Other aspects of the high school construction are moving along according to schedule. The new academic wing, which is being completed on Robinwood Avenue behind the west wing of the school, will be open on Jan. 3 when students and staff return from Winter Break. There will be an Open House on Jan. 24 from 6-8 pm to tour the new wing. The cafeteria is slated to be open for students in April 2017 and the performing arts and athletic wing, minus the gym, is scheduled to open in August 2017.