hundreds help move madison high school

Submitted by KIDK Web Staff on Tuesday, July 20th, 5:13 pm

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REXBURG - Hundreds of students and volunteers are in the process of moving materials from the old high school into the new one. The new Madison High School is expected to be open in August and be ready for the upcoming school year.

Students will have a bit of ownership in the new high school, and that's exactly what administrators want.

It's no secret that there's rapid growth in Madison County and the new high school will help with over crowding.

"A lot of money that they put into this building, and it all came from this community, and it all means a lot. My last classroom was a makeshift classroom up in the old weightroom," said Dave Reeser, a history teacher at the high school.

The new school is state of the art in every respect, right down to electronically locking doors controllable from the office.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for our youth and for the community. This will serve as an educational hub for decades to come," said superintendent Geoffrey Thomas.

It's a group effort as hundreds of kids are are here to help move stuff in.

"This is our school, this is our turf, we've got to work for it, I think it gives us a sense of value," said Cortland Rammell with the Student Body.

"Cause we're all apart of the school and we need to help out and contribute," said Lindsey Hadry, who is going into 11th grade.

"If we're all serving together to help with the new high school because we're all so excited about it. It will bring us together and make us all unified," said Emily Stephenson who is going into the 11th grade.

And it isn't just excitement for the incoming high school students. The old high school will be the new junior high, so it's an upgrade for many in Madison County.

The new Madison High School can support upto 1400 students, and is double the size of the old high school. The cost of the new high school? $45-million.

As for the old junior high no decision yet what to do with what will be an empty building. We'll keep you posted.