New Space for Learning: Eagle Valley Middle School gains new addition for classrooms, STEM labs and more
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 08/05/2022 - 1:52pm
The extraordinary Albert Einstein said, "Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think."
Starting this school year, Eagle Valley Middle School students will have new classrooms and education spaces to help shape their young minds.
"As a parent with an 8th grader starting here at Eagle Valley Middle School, I am very excited to know what opportunities he will have here," said Carson City School District Superintendent Andrew Feuling.
With the continued growth within the community, the Carson City School District wanted to create an equal population at both Carson Middle School and Eagle Valley Middle School. With the new addition, Eagle Valley Middle School can now welcome more students for years to come.
After 13 months of construction and facing more than one hiccup along the way, Eagle Valley Middle School has added more than 23,000 square feet of two-level addition to its campus.
With the addition comes 12 new classrooms, two STEM labs, an office, a workroom space, restrooms and storage areas, as well as new outdoor learning areas.
Future plans for the middle school include adding a greenhouse to the new addition.
"It's been a long time coming," said School Board Trustee Stacie Wilke-McCulloch. "As a district, we have been working very hard to (add more) STEM, and get a lot of the curriculum lined up in what is happening in the real world. I think we have done an outstanding job with that."
The new addition sits on the south side of the school with a view of the valley that most students haven't been able to see before.
"With these new classrooms, it highlights this beautiful valley; I hope it gives the students an inspiration to learn," said Eagle Valley Principal Lee Conly.
With the project budgeted at approximately $14 million, Carson City School District hired Core Construction as the contractor manager to begin construction on the new addition.
"For us to be a part of this project and turn it over to the students and the Carson community, it's special for us; we enjoy it," said Travis Coombs, vice president of their Northern Nevada operations.
Coombs and his team will be on the premises on the first day of school to help celebrate with staff and students.
After the ribbon cutting, many expressed how excited they were for the first day of school to start and to see the students' expressions when they walked through the doors.
"My son is very excited about this new addition," said Feuling. "His sister is going to be starting the 6th grade, and he made it clear to her that she is not allowed to come to this part of the building."
The first day of school is scheduled for Aug. 15 in Carson City, and Eagle Valley Middle school is planning on having a community event sometime in September for those who would like to come out and celebrate the new addition.
