Ground has been broken for White Plains and Edgemont school construction projects. In White Plains, work has started on a new building at the high school on North Street. In Edgemont, construction has begun on improvements for the Greenville Elementary School’s cafeteria and the Edgemont Junior Senior High School’s cafeteria as part of a $62 million district-wide capital improvements program.
The estimated $33 million new building at the White Plains High School is part of a facilities plan that would involve expenditures of approximately $395 million over two decades. The Dammann House, which was used for activities such as staff development, information technology, family center and nurse coordinator services had been torn down as part of site preparation work since it stood on a portion of the site where the new building will rise.
The additional high school space will house new courses covering subjects such as information technology and cybersecurity, nursing, culinary arts and horticulture. The building would have a section equipped with hospital beds for the nursing training, a cafe for gaining experience in food service, a photo lab, sculpting room, art gallery and a Life Skills Apartment where students can learn and practice housekeeping.
In Edgemont, the construction of cafeteria improvements is part of a $62 million capital plan called “Building Dreams.” At a groundbreaking ceremony at the Junior Senior High School, School Superintendent Kenneth R. Hamilton said, “What’s most satisfying is seeing this vital dream come to life. I’m excited about being able to put the shovel in the dirt today.”
The Edgemont capital improvements include: installing air conditioning in instructional spaces; creating dedicated STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) classrooms at every school; safety and security enhancements, including secure vestibules, emergency notification systems, upgraded cameras, and new locksets; athletic facility upgrades including modernizing fields; emergency access improvements across all campuses.
