'HILLTOP' HIGH SCHOOL PLANNED NEW CASTAIC CAMPUS COULD COST $100 MILLION TO BUILD.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer SAUGUS - A ``hilltop community'' high school to serve the Castaic area is proposed to accommodate up to 3,600 students on a 66-acre campus overlooking Castaic Lake Castaic Lake is a lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. The 323,700 acre foot lake (399,000,000 m³) is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, though some comes from the 154 mi² . William S William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack . Hart Union High School District officials hope to get state approval to begin construction in spring 2007 and complete the campus in summer 2009, the project architect said. ``This has been a 2 1/2-year process,'' said Fred Sweeney, architect with Phillips Metsch Sweeney Moore. ``We spent a lot of time looking at several high school sites in various Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, locations, the county's education department and various libraries to get ideas, which were incorporated into what we propose.'' The high school plans were revealed Wednesday night to the Hart district governing board Noun 1. governing board - a board that manages the affairs of an institution board - a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members" . Facilities for 2,600 students are anticipated to open in 2009, with room for future expansion. Nine main buildings will compose the campus, with separate structures housing performing arts and athletics designed for community use, and a library that is proposed as a joint-use project with Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County. ``The programming participants representing both the community and the school district felt that the architectural approach or solution should reflect a European `hill town.' In order to maximize the amount of area available for campus open space (both formal and informal), programmatic pro·gram·mat·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having a program. 2. Following an overall plan or schedule: a step-by-step, programmatic approach to problem solving. 3. spaces such as amphitheaters and athletic fields, the design should also explore two-story building structures,'' architects wrote. Rory Livingston, the district's assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. of business services, said the project will cost the district ``well in excess of $100 million, $60 million for the buildings alone.'' District facilities director Mike Otavka noted that county officials are supportive of the proposed joint-use library, but they don't have the budget to help with its construction. ``There might be a possibility of developer library fees becoming available,'' he said. ``There are 3,900 homes planned. It's just a question of how much of those fees can we keep in Castaic.'' The plan emphasized that Castaic High School was planned as a ``closed campus'' with students staying on the grounds during the school day. Six hundred student parking spaces are planned, with 150 for faculty and staff and 50 visitor spaces. Additional facilities in the complex include a 5,000-spectator stadium for varsity football, soccer, and track and field. The performing arts center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. is planned as a 580-seat venue with adjacent choral cho·ral adj. 1. Of or relating to a chorus or choir. 2. Performed or written for performance by a chorus. [Medieval Latin chor and band instructional centers. Future plans include an agricultural area with classrooms, labs, pasture, crop space, barn and stock pens, greenhouse and animal waste-treatment facilities. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com |
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