Throughout the 2024 summer, Norwin School District and its affiliates have been hard at work to renovate and improve the campus’ parking lots and roadways. The district has been milling, sealing, and paving nearly every road and lot on campus in order to provide a safer and more comfortable experience for both student and faculty drivers.
This project began on May 31st, and was set to end on September 2nd, but has ran a little bit past the tentative ending date and into the school year. Norwin School’s business and facilities departments have been major catalysts in the success of this project. Externally, the district has been collaborating with Wright Paving and Contracting for the paving and construction work, as well as the Draw Collective, an architectural group, for the planning and design.
“Really, the main benefit is to our families with ADA access for events and games. Those [the facilities] are all expanded, improved, and the curbing is better,” said Norwin High School Principal Dr. Michael Choby when asked about the potential benefits of this project.
Choby and his affiliates have been hard at work to renovate Norwin’s roadways, but what was the purpose for conducting these renovations at this time?
“I mean, cracking and potholes and dark spots. We’ve cut trees down to help increase safety and lighting and crosswalks,” said Choby. “I would say it was a collective decision, because it was the end of life for most of our roadways, which were put in 22 years ago.”
This project will be largely beneficial in the long term, but in the short term, the changes caused as a result of this project have brewed much unrest within the student body.
“It’s frustrating because I never know what roads will be closed because it is constantly changing, I never know what way to get to the school, and I am always late,” said Norwin senior Addison Baer, a student driver, in reference to the regular road closures as a result of this project.
Choby and district affiliates will continue passionately working to complete this renovation project, with hope it will be completed this fall.
