School groundbreaking set for May 1

A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Sisters High School has been scheduled for May 1, 2002.

"I am planning a big party," said Katie Gregg, Facilities and Construction Secretary with the Sisters School District.

"At 4 p.m., we meet at the high school cafeteria."

Gregg said the school district has asked Governor John Kitzhaber, state senators and representative and other elected officials to the ceremony. Some will no doubt find the occasion suitable for a speech.

There will be a visual presentation from the architects, then the five school board members and superintendent will take "six lovely gold shovels," according to Gregg, and break ground for the new school.

The school is tentatively set for completion in August, 2003.

After the groundbreaking, dignitaries one and all will return to cafeteria for refreshments and entertainment from the high school Jazz Band. Students also designed the invitations.

"I tried to utilize the talent at our school to keep costs minimal and show the community how talented our students are," said Gregg.

Direct invitations will go out April 15, Gregg said, with a general invitation to the community published in local newspapers.

The clearing of the new school site should begin this week and heavy equipment should move in around the middle of May to begin excavating the site.

The school is set to open in 2004.