A graduation ceremony at Sprague High School on Thursday, August 6, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Two Salem high schools will get more classrooms and other improvements as construction projects begin this summer.
West Salem and Sprague are the final high schools in the Salem-Keizer School District to be renovated as part of a $620 million school construction package local voters approved in 2018. Improvements at Sprague are budgeted for $42 million, and at West for $34 million.
Groundbreaking ceremonies at both schools will outline the work planned. Sprague’s groundbreaking is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 27 outside the school’s main entrance. West’s will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, May 28 outside the main entrance.
Both events will be live-streamed on the district’s YouTube channel.
Expansions at North Salem and McNary high schools were completed at the start of the school year. McKay and South Salem high schools are currently under construction, with renovations scheduled to finish this fall.
High school construction projects were intended to relieve overcrowding across the district through more classroom space, as well as improve career and technical education and arts facilities.
-Rachel Alexander
