CAMPUS GROWING PAINS SIMI SCHOOLS UNDERGO RENOVATIONS.Byline: Angie Valencia Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - On Tuesday, nearly 22,000 students will go back to Simi Valley schools, where modernization - part of a $145 million bond measure - has only just begun. Underground work at Royal and Simi Valley high schools Simi Valley High School is a secondary school located in Simi Valley, California which was established in 1920 as the first high school in the valley. It nestles in the Santa Susana Mountains and is adjacent to the San Fernando Valley, part of the city and county of Ventura. started during the summer. Scores of construction workers dug up trenches and put pipes underground, said Mel Roop, 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 facilities and property. ``It was a combat place,'' said Royal High School principal Bob LaBelle. ``It was a combination of World War I, World War II and World War III World War III (abbreviated WWIII), or the Third World War, is a term used to describe a hypothetical conflict on the scale of World War I and World War II, or even larger, such as a nuclear holocaust. .'' Priority upgrades to electrical and plumbing services were completed just in time for school. But overall modernization for both campuses is expected to last 11 more months. About 61 percent of local voters in March approved the bond measure to revamp re·vamp tr.v. re·vamped, re·vamp·ing, re·vamps 1. To patch up or restore; renovate. 2. To revise or reconstruct (a manuscript, for example). 3. To vamp (a shoe) anew. n. the district's 29 campuses, which on average are nearly 40 years old. Of that funding, 80 percent will be used for upgrades, 20 percent for new construction. ``It's nice to be able to make the improvement,'' Roop said. ``We always knew we needed them. Now we can make them, thanks to the voters.'' The school district will be spending more than $5.7 million at Simi Valley High School. Modernization at Royal High School will cost more than $8.7 million. Concrete walks and major sites have been paved at both campuses, and landscape repair and restoration will be ongoing throughout the duration of the project. Heavy-duty work will continue throughout the school year, said schools Superintendent Kathryn Scroggin scroggin Noun NZ a mixture of nuts and dried fruits . Teachers will relocate their students to modular classrooms Modular Classrooms are portable classrooms, also called temporary or relocatable classrooms, which are frequently used by schools in need of additional rooms or in emergencies. Modular construction is performed in a factory with the efficiencies of assembly-line techniques. while work is completed in each building. During the school year, every building will have to be vacated anywhere from four to six weeks, district officials said. Bond projects will be carried out in a 10-year period. Projects in the safety and code compliance categories are priority. Atherwood Elementary - where half the campus is composed of portables - did not see any change during the summer. Considered a top priority, school officials said the plans are still in review. Construction of a new wing at the east end is expected to get under way in the fall. ``That school is in the worst shape of any of the schools,'' Roop said. School officials say new construction is also needed to accommodate increase enrollment expected from the Big Sky project. Engineers will be conducting traffic studies at Madera Elementary, Valley View Middle School, Royal and Santa Susana high schools Santa Susana High School is the third high school located in Simi Valley. The school campus is a middle school that was converted. The school colors are: silver, black, white, and teal. The school mascot is the Troubador. They are a school of the arts. as part of the bond projects. Those schools have the biggest problem with congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. and district officials want to know what can be done to alleviate the situation. Angie Valencia, (805) 583-7604 angie.valencia(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Soil is piled high as construction work continues on Royal High School in Simi Valley. (2) A ramp for students with disabilities is under construction in front of the Library Media Center at Royal High. (3) A novelty T-shirt reminds students and faculty of the work that must be done at Royal High. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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