By Lisa Kopochinski
FAIRFIELD, Calif.鈥擳he Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District聽(FSUSD) recently celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting of Grange Middle School鈥檚 $7.5-million new student center in Fairfield, California.
HMC Architects鈥� Michael Rath, members of the Fairfield community, and representatives from FSUSD and Grange Middle School attended this event for this expansion that made possible by the Measure J Bond passed in June 2016. Clark/Sullivan Construction was the general contractor on this project.
The $249 million bond aims to improve the quality of education and provide safe, modern schools for all FSUSD students. The new center now features a safe space for students and staff to eat meals, a cafeteria, innovation lab, and a college and career center. Along with the new student center, the design team modernized and expanded the school鈥檚 library, converted a multi-purpose building into science labs, and added a locker room to the gymnasium. The school is now prepared to be a resource to current and future generations of students.