Bryant High School is undergoing construction through 2025 to 2027. Construction is estimated to take 16 to 19 months before completion and will include an extension to building 10 that will stretch from the principal’s offices to building three. Because of the construction, buildings 17, 18 and 3 will be demolished.
The completed construction will shrink the overall size of campus and add new additions to building 10. The additions will include state-of-the-art science labs and science classrooms, a storm shelter fit to accommodate everyone in the new part of the building, new special education classrooms and more general classrooms. The net gain on classroom space will be 65,558 square feet.
“We have science labs all throughout that new addition and it’s something we’re lacking in,” said principal Jason Hay. “[Students] need their own labs to be able to have the best experience they can in science, and I think it will make science a lot more fun.”
The time it takes for students to get to buildings 8, 3 and the fine arts building will be lengthened due to construction in the area behind building 8, which will be blocked off to students. Traffic as well will be different, with students needing to adjust to different parking lots. However, inconvenience due to the construction will be minimal compared to the last construction project in 2020.
“I think for the most part, a lot of the minor inconveniences from construction, [will] be very minor,” Hay said. “Everybody’s going to be so excited about it.”
The high school additions were completed for the cafeteria and the fine arts building in 2019 and the Hornet Arena construction was completed in 2020. This will be the first construction project at the school since.
After construction is finished, the only exterior buildings on campus will be the fine arts building, the cafeteria, building 15 and building eight. The goal for the construction is to keep everyone in the same building as much as possible to increase safety, security and convenience.
“I think everybody’s really pumped about getting a new part of the building,” Hay said.
