New Middle School Construction Progress

On Friday, May 11th, a group of teachers and administrators toured four schools either newly built or currently under construction to get a sense of what is being done in the region.  Schools attended include:  Woodland High School, New 5-8 School in Ridgefield,...

A huge part of the design and planning for our new Middle School is driven by the teachers.  Their input is cataloged in a process known as Educational Specifications or Ed Specs.  Created in an ongoing process that will continue through the summer, Ed Specs involve...

Installation of ground water monitoring piezometers (An instrument used for measuring the pressure of a liquid or gas. Piezometers are often placed in boreholes to monitor the pressure or depth of groundwater.) on the new Middle School Site. Along with the analysis of...

Geo-engineers have begun digging the test pits for installation of water and soil monitoring devices. Eight-to-ten pits will be dug and then filled back in to prepare for the monitoring equipment.

On Thursday (April 12th), Columbia West Geotechnical Engineers met with Keith Bloom of ESD112 Construction Services Group to discuss where the soil and water test pits will be dug next week.  On Friday, Archaeological Investigations Northwest Inc. will do a walking...

After an extensive selection and review process that initially included more than a dozen firms, there were six who submitted Statements of Qualification to the District.  The six firms were then narrowed to three after the executive committee worked through a...

By now, you have heard that the Bond to build a new La Center Middle School passed with nearly 66% of the vote--thank you again to all who partipated! Now the real work begins! This blog will be used to keep YOU, the parents, students and community of La Center up to...