Pictures of the work at Chaney HS

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I guess I'll make one last reply here.  The school is just about finished, and there are no more job meetings.  Therefore, I no longer have the opportunity to photograph the construction progress. (there isn't much more to see anyway)

I would encourage anyone who has been following this thread to visit Chaney HS when they have a public tour.

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7. Finally, a view of progress in the old gym.  The old floor will be lightly sanded and refinished.

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5. A view down at the newly refinished stage from the new light bridge in the old auditorium.
6. Just an "artsy" picture looking out across the auditorium ceiling through the acoustical panels

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3. Entrance to the administration area.  Again, they're *almost* done.
4. Inside the admin area.

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I know it's been awhile, but here is the next installment of pictures from the work at Chaney HS.  I took my camera this time--my phone just doesn't cut it when trying to illustrate the finished product.

1. The old main entry is almost done--just a few touch ups, and I also think they will strip/clean the floor.
2. Entrance to the Media Center.  They were laying carpet in there, so I didn't want to track in any dirt to take pictures. (Not much has changed in here, anyway.)

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1.  Progress at the administration area
2.  Progress outside the multi-use classroom.  The old concrete floor was about to be ground smooth for the new flooring.
3.  The nearly complete life-skills kitchens on the second floor--in the old building.
4.  Maybe it's because I'm still new to this profession, and haven't seen a lot of finished construction, but I'm very impressed with the work that Coates Construction has done on this building.  This picture is an example.  Some may remember that there used to be two windows at this part of the building overlooking the roof over the old main entrance.  But, there is no evidence of that second window anymore.

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More new phone pictures taken last Friday.
1.  Not much visible progress in the old gym.  But, the structure should be painted this week.
2.  Just a picture of the second floor corridor looking toward the old gym.
3.  Here is a nearly finished classroom in the original building.
4.  This is a nearly finished classroom in the 1966 addition.

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Here is one more in the media center, and a picture looking down one of the original corridors.

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Here are 2 pictures of the progress in the media center.

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Since things are a little slow at work today, I have a little time to post another picture of the CHS auditorium with the new seats installed.  Now, I think the only thing left to do is the carpet and aisle light installation.

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Other view.

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The auditorium is almost done.  Only the seats remain, and the guy on the floor is laying them out.  All of the boxes on stage are the seats.

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Wow!  That library looks fantastic!  I toured the completed portion of the building in September with fellow alums from the class of '66.  The principal mentioned at the time that they hoped to open the library for community use in the evenings once it was completed.  Have you heard anything along those lines?  I was skeptical at the time.

I can't speak for the school administration; I don't know whether or not they will open the library to the public.  But we did design that space so it could be easily used by the public. (mostly just a controlled access issue)

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Wow!  That library looks fantastic!  I toured the completed portion of the building in September with fellow alums from the class of '66.  The principal mentioned at the time that they hoped to open the library for community use in the evenings once it was completed.  Have you heard anything along those lines?  I was skeptical at the time.

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Here are pictures of the progress in the media center/library.

Unfortunately, the batteries in his camera died before he could take more pictures of other parts of the building.