Driving down Jungs StationRoad, just past the fire station, Barnwell Middle School’s marquis read “Prop. B has passed.” Since the bond issue passed during the Nov. 4 election, the district has been busy working with contractors at Howell. They are starting the bidding for construction companies and banks to start off the construction

projects the proposition was made to help. The reach of this bond even extends to FHN, where the $78,500,000 will be used to help build four new science rooms with updated features such as sinks, lab tables, and lecture space. There will also be new storage/prep rooms, a new set of student restrooms, and one new standard classroom to replace one that will be displaced by the construction.

“We’re going to take full advantage of this opportunity,” Assistant Principal Nancy Wade said. “We want the best rooms possible for our students.”By updating the science rooms, the district hopes to improve the overall quality of learning, providing teachers with the means they need for more in-depth experiments. This will allow for teachers to better vary their lesson plans. Students are excited to know that they will be able to take this opportunity and use it to its fullest potential.

“I can’t wait to see what they will look like,” sophomore Sarah Sutton said. “This will make our school look more modern.”

By updating the schools in the area, the district hopes to maintain
and even raise the level of education
given to its students. The money will also be headed towards Francis Howell High School and Daniel Boone Elementary for major renovations while the rest will be used for general upkeep of the district as a whole. The money from the bond will be used strictly for the schools renovation and upkeep helping the district stay as up-to-date as possible. The goal for the construction projects is to break ground in the summer of 2009 and to have it wrapped up as quickly as possible.