hubbard high school | What’s inside?

A ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house is scheduled at 2 p.m. Aug. 29 at the new Hubbard High School, 350 Hall Ave., Hubbard. At 2 p.m. Aug. 28, there will be a social gathering as demolition of the old high school begins. School starts Sept. 1.

Cost: Cost of the new high school is $20 million and overall cost is $56 million for the high school, middle school and elementary school. Ohio School Facilities Commission, which administers the state’s comprehensive kindergarten- through 12th-grade public school construction program, is paying for 68 percent of the cost; local funds, the remainder.

Space: 113,000 square feet.

Classrooms: 40 classrooms feature smart boards, white boards, which replace chalk boards; ergonomically constructed desks and chairs; access to more online resources and digital retrieval system; all wireless; and natural lighting.

Computers: There are 245 new computers for student and teacher use with 19-inch screens and no towers.

Special features: Three computer labs; video production labs; state-of-the-art science labs; geothermal heating and cooling; media center with wireless access; 100-foot-wide-by-134-foot-long gym with 1,800 seats, maple hardwood flooring and stadium seating that can be converted into three separate areas; sound-enhanced band room; automatic sensor lighting throughout the building; internal and external security systems; workout and wrestling room; state-of-the-art weight room; and land lab in a wooded area on school property.

Source: Superintendent’s office