Hal Weeks, owner of Weeks Paving, measures an area at the main entrance to Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School. Weeks’ company is preparing to lay over 500 tons of asphalt around the school before school begins ilater this month.AT A GLANCELakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School* Freshman orientation: Aug. 20* Schedule pick-up: Aug. 21(sophomores, juniors, seniors)* First day of school: Aug. 26* Overall construction cost: $12.5 million* Started summer 2012, will end in December
The Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors take pride in their red and black school colors, but construction at the high school has brought a barrage of new hues: yellow bulldozers, orange cones and white hard hats.
EMJ Construction is working to finish the revamped parking lot as the Aug. 26 school start date ticks near. And after two years of housekeeping, a sense of normalcy will be welcome at the school.
“The whole revitalization process has gone very smoothly,” said Marissa Brower, spokeswoman for Catoosa County Schools. “EMJ has done a great job of keeping this project on track.”
Families will use the updated facilities as soon as Aug. 20 for freshman orientation. Sophomores, juniors and seniors are expected to pick up their schedules the next day, and workers are preparing the facility for its more than 1,000 students and faculty for their duties.