Shorewood groundbreaking October 17 - public invited

By Craig Degginger


The community is invited to a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Shorewood High School at 4 p.m. on Monday, October 17. The event is being held during the school's Homecoming Week.

Students from Shorewood and its west side feeder schools: Einstein Middle School and Echo Lake, Highland Terrace, Meridian Park, Parkwood and Syre Elementary Schools will be participating in the groundbreaking ceremony, which will be followed by a reception in the school library.

Site preparation work at Shorewood has included demolition of the existing portables and a portion of the 100-wing along North 175th Street, and grading and installation of underground utilities. The former Shorewood wood shop area has been renovated to provide classroom space during construction of the new building, and temporary portable classrooms have been placed on the school's field.

Bayley Construction has been awarded the bid for construction of the new Shorewood. Building construction is expected to begin in November.

At Shorecrest, contractors have finished site work for the future gymnasium along with bringing new and enhanced utilities to the campus. Over the summer, crews worked on 25th Avenue Northeast and adjacent streets installing utilities for the new buildings.

The south parking lot reopened for the beginning of school Sept. 12 and students began using the modular classrooms placed on the campus last spring.

Spee West Construction Co. of Edmonds was recently awarded the general construction contract for Shorecrest. Construction is expected to begin on the gymnasium this month and the theater will close for modernization in late December.

The District will receive more than $37.7 million from the state School Construction Assistance Program for the modernization/replacement of both high schools. Shorewood will receive $18.335 million and Shorecrest $19.415 million for replacement of existing buildings and modernization of the school's theater.

The state funding will be combined with the $150 million bond issue approved by Shoreline School District voters in February 2010 for the rebuilding of Shorecrest and Shorewood.

Scheduled completion of both buildings is expected for the 2013-14 school year. To view the phasing plans and designs for both schools, visit the High School modernization page.