Education
EDUCATION
Spanish Fork High construction underway Just west of Spanish Fork High School, a foundation is being created both for a new building and for Nebo School District students’ future educational opportunities. Rising from the ground is the new Spanish Fork High School, which is scheduled to open in the fall of 2024. The current school, which was built in 1962, will then be torn down. “The new school will be adaptable and ready for technology-based learning while also having increased security measures and modern security systems,” said Lana Hiskey, Nebo School District communications and community relations administrator. The new SFHS is also being built to current seismic standards, reduc-
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ing risk in the event of an earthquake. A new athletic field and stadium has already been completed just north of the existing high school, with student athletes utilizing it last fall. This facility — which will be used for football, soccer, track and other sports — features artificial turf and a state-of-the-art video scoreboard partially paid for through donations from the community. Completion of the new stadium allowed the old athletic stadium to be demolished, making room for construction of the new 369,707-square-foot main school building. Hiskey said construction is ahead of schedule. When the new school is completed, the old school will be torn down. In its place,
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a new playing field and a 37,200-squarefoot sports field house containing three classrooms, a practice gym and a scaleddown artificial field with a running track will be constructed. Parking around the high school could be an issue as construction has eliminated some parking areas, and Hiskey said the district appreciates the public’s patience as the work goes forward. One of the most common questions asked as part of the project has been whether the large rock located at the front entrance of SFHS, a landmark at the school for decades, would be retained. Hiskey said the plan is to keep the rock and place it in front of the new school upon the school’s completion.
