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“We’re very pleased we are going to have a traditional ceremony,” said GHS Principal Jeff Houston.
The district previously considered splitting graduation into separate ceremonies to follow COVID-19 guidelines.
“We’ve been visiting and revisiting as we’ve been faced with the challenges of the CDC guidelines and that ever-changing plan,” Houston said.
But with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropping school social distancing guidelines from six feet to three feet, the single ceremony became possible.
The school anticipates having around 285 graduates this year and each will be able to have four guests at the ceremony planned for 2 p.m. on May 30.
May 11, 2021
The District 205 Board of Education approved around 370-thousand dollars in change orders for the renovation work at Galesburg High School.
Changes include the removal of drive lane and sidewalks, including a ramp, stairs, and handrail; Servery Equipment for the second floor for the 7th and 8th Grade portion of the building; upgraded electrical; and the new costs for the metal lockers, blamed on the spike in steel costs.
Board member Rodney Phelps asked Russell Construction’s Lee Marbach how the district was paying for these change orders. Marbach says that the funds are coming from contingency and that money has run dry. “Based on where we are today, we’ve pretty much all but used all of our contingency with all these changes we’re talking about today.”
April 30, 2021
The District 205 Board of Education has approved the purchase of the building that houses Northwoods Church and the Galesburg Area Vocational Center for a total of $1.3M.
The district was renting space to house the GAVC from Northwoods Church as part of the renovation project at Galesburg High School.
Currently, the district pays $5,400 a month to rent space in the building for the GAVC, and the rent increases every year throughout the term of the contract.
Board member Maury Lyon says that the cost to rent the space for the GAVC would equal to half of the total purchase price once the contract had come to full term. That’s before possibly exercising an extension, adding an additional five years. Plus, the district now has the entire building to utilize instead of just a quarter of it.
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