Things will be the same, but different, when students and staff return this fall to Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School.
All of the science classrooms and labs will have undergone a complete renovation, the first since the school opened in the mid-1970’s, according to Doug Suits, director of operations for Catoosa County Public Schools.
“Kids should be excited about science,” he said. “The goal is to provide the necessary support for standards-based instruction.”
Reaching that goal is part of about $12 million in renovations and additions at LFO that are part of a five-year plan for capital improvements included in the most recent ESPLOST referendum.
Existing classrooms have been gutted and reconfigured to allow more space for hands-on-learning. Secure storage rooms have been added. Upgrades have been made to all laboratory furnishings and equipment.