Adams-Cheshire Sets Public Tours of New Hoosac Valley
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Superintendent Alfred Skrocki, left, told the School Committee that the new Hoosac Valley High School is nearly finished. Public tours of the school are set for the end of the month. |
Superintendent of Schools Alfred Skrocki said Monday that there are multiple open houses planned for the public, town officials and former staff members to tour Hoosac Valley High School.
The first tour is scheduled for town officials on Thursday, Aug. 30, at 5:30 p.m. followed by a tour for the public at 6:30. On Friday, Aug. 31, at 9:30 a.m. there will be a tour for retirees and, on Saturday, Sept. 1, at 10 a.m. there will be another tour for the general public.
Students return to school on Friday, Sept. 7, and an opening ceremony is planned for Sept. 21. Skrocki said the contractors are in the final stages with mainly "punch list" items remaining. Right now the workers are finishing up the auditorium.
Additionally, Skrocki said the old furniture at Adams Memorial Middle School is no longer needed and is not worth selling so the district is going to give the furniture away. The school will plan out a few days for the public to make claims on the furniture and whatever is not taken, the school will pay to remove.
"People can take what they want," Skrocki said. "We don't need them."
Skrocki said he has already offered supplies to St. Stanislaus Kostka School and Notre Dame School — some supplies will be taken by them. The items include mostly desks and chairs, some old televisions and classroom equipment.
The district is ending its lease with the Memorial Middle School at the end of October. School officials will inventory all of the items and tag the ones that are taken before setting up the days for the public.
In other business, the School Committee approved allowing middle school students to play varsity semi-contact sports. Seventh-graders will only be able to play on the junior varsity level and eighth-graders will now be able to play varsity.
"No high school student will be displaced from the team to make room for a middle schooler," Principal Henry Duval said.
Duval said the changes were to increase participation numbers in sports as well as improve the level the teams are playing.
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