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Residents of the Neenah Joint School District are invited to participate in a virtual community engagement session on September 22 to view the initial renderings of the new Neenah High School that will open in the fall of 2023.
The session will be available by clicking this link, beginning at 6 p.m. It will consist of a presentation and the opportunity for participants to offer feedback of the early designs. Bray Architects has conducted the design work for the project with input from six different subcommittees consisting of District staff, students and community members. Construction will begin in the spring of 2021.
The new Neenah High School was approved as part of a $114.9 million referendum by District voters in April. The total cost of the high school project is about $155 million with the remaining amount being funded through the annual District operating budget. In June, the District borrowed $99 million toward the project at a 2.00017 percent interest rate, which was well below the projected 4.0-4.5 percent rate. The school will be located along County II on a 220-acre site that was recently annexed to the Village of Fox Crossing.
Subcommittees are developing plans in the areas of operations, technology, classrooms and learning, athletics and recreation, performing arts and sustainability. A core planning team will review the subcommittee recommendation to make final recommendations to the Board of Education. A total of 125 people have been involved in the subcommittee and core planning team meetings.
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