Chris Phillips and Paul McGinnis study the blueprints for the new Red Bank Middle School during its groundbreaking Thursday at the Red Bank Community Center. The construction began in the summer and is expected to be completed in 2013.BY THE NUMBERS• $29.6 million: Approximate cost• 160,000: Square footage• 20,000: Truckloads of dirt moved so far• 200,000: Cubic yards of earth moved• $2 million: Estimated 10-year savings from geothermal heating and air system• 800: Number of students the building will house• 40: Number of faculty the building will houseSources: Hamilton County Department of Education and TWH Architects
After years of waiting, construction on the new Red Bank Middle School is well on its way, school officials said Thursday morning.
Though dirt has been turned for a few months now, local leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony just up the hill from the school’s massive construction site.
The 160,000-square-foot middle school is being built behind Red Bank High School on Morrison Springs Road to replace the current middle school on Dayton Boulevard. Construction should be completed by August 2013, officials say.
Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Rick Smith, flanked by state, county and local government officials, thanked community members for their patience and support during the planning process.