200 hundred students are set to start arriving daily in our neighborhood as downtown gets in first public school in decades!
from
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/01/02/high_schools.html?sid=101
“The new Downtown High School and the revitalized East High School - two capstone projects in the first round of the Columbus district’s school-construction plan - will open their doors to students Monday…..
The $25.1 million Columbus Downtown High School, on Mound Street between 4th and 5th streets, is expected to help the district improve and expand its career-education programs. During a yearlong process, three of the district’s career centers - Northeast, Northwest and Southeast - will be consolidated into the Downtown building and a center on the Fort Hayes campus.
About 200 juniors and seniors in cosmetology, business, Junior ROTC and information technology will open the building Monday….
“The biggest benefit of this transition is the location,” said school Director David Mangas. “Being Downtown, we have the ability to partner with organizations and colleges for internships, speaking engagements and mentorships.”
The building, with an 800-student capacity, blends in with Downtown, appearing more like a modern office building than a school, Mangas said.
For the rest of the school year, students will continue to attend academic courses at their home high schools. In August, they will begin taking all courses at the Downtown school, eliminating travel time from their school day. The building does not have a gym, so students will participate in athletics and extracurricular activities at their home schools.
Equipment to operate a restaurant and provide cosmetology services are in the building. Mangas hopes that students eventually will provide those services to the public. Opening the school to ninth- and 10th-graders also is being considered, he said….”
Rumors are that they plan to let the students opeate a restaurant that will be opne to the public at some point the future.
If you want to see what the building looks like check out the thread on Columbusunderground or the writeup downtowncolumbus.com
