Mesa High is about to start a makeover.
Construction on the historic, 122-year-old school is to begin Tuesdayâ two days before the last day of school in the Mesa Public Schools District.
Despite pandemic-related sharp declines in enrollment, MPS continues surging ahead with multi-million-dollar construction and renovation plans.
At its March 16 meeting, the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board approved the first chunk of a $40-million â up from $35 million â upgrade at Mountain View High.
Earlier, the board gave the green light to the first phase of a $70 million renovation of Mountain View and Mesa high schools.
An extensive overhaul of Mesa High and Mountain View campuses with some new buildings and additions, revamped athletic fields and other improvements is funded by the $300 million capital bond issue voters approved in 2018.
Costa Mesa, Marina cheerleading teams win national titles
Members of the Costa Mesa High School cheerleading team recently won at the Universal Cheerleaders Assn. High School Nationals in the category of varsity coed nontumble. It’s the program’s third national title.
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High school cheerleaders dream of winning a white jacket, which signifies talent and a dedication to the sport.
It comes when a team wins at the Universal Cheerleaders Assn. High School Nationals, held each spring in Florida.
Two local teams made their dreams a reality this year, competing in a virtual format where teams had to submit their videos and wait two weeks for the results.
Renovations are in at Mesa Public Schools, but staff reductions are not.
At its March 16 meeting, the MPS Governing Board approved the first chunk of a $40 million â up from $35 million â upgrade at Mountain View High, calendars for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years and heard that teacher and staff layoffs are not in the works â despite looming budget question marks.
As for the calendars, the board approved no major changes, other than the addition of two âprofessional learning days,â with students not in school on days following winter and spring breaks.Â
Associate Superintendent Holly Williams said this item had a split response among the 27,826 responses to a district-wide questionnaire on the calendar.
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Open classrooms, learning gaps and other issues related to the pandemic may be at the forefront of decisions awaiting the new Mesa Public Schools Governing Board, but the condition of many district schools wonât be far behind.
This summer voters could see construction beginning on two of the biggest projects funded by the $300 million capital bond issue that they approved in 2018: an extensive overhaul of Mesa High and Mountain View campuses with some new buildings and additions, revamped athletic fields and other improvements that will cost an estimated $35 million for each school.
So far, the board has only approved contracts for final proposed designs and cost estimates for the two projects.