After delays due to COVID, Swan Falls High School nears closer to opening

A lot has come together in a short amount of time at Swan Falls High School.

KIDS IN THE KUNASCHOOL DISTRICTHEAD BACK TOSCHOOL ON MONDAY.ALL SCHOOLS WILLOPEN THEIR DOORSWITH A HYBRIDSCHEDULE... EXCEPTFOR SWAN FALLSHIGH SCHOOL.THE NEW CAREERAND TECHNICALEDUCATION SCHOOLWAS SUPPOSED TOOPEN THIS FALL...BUT PLANS GOTPUSHED BACK DUETO THE PANDEMIC.OUR EDUCATIONREPORTER JESSICATAYLOR TAKES ATOUR OF THE NEWFACILITY..

ANDSHOWS US THEWORK STILL LEFT TODO."THIS IS THE MAINENTRY FOYER.""THE CONSTRUCTIONTHE LAST COUPLEOF MONTHS HASBEEN A LITTLE SLOWDUE TO COVID, WE'VEHAD ISSUES WITHBOTH MATERIAL ANDLABOR SUPPLIES SOTHAT'S DELAYED US."STILL..

A LOT HASCOME TOGETHER IN ASHORT AMOUNT OFTIME AT SWAN FALLSHIGH SCHOOL."THERE FINISHINGTHE STAIRS HERE."IN A FEW MONTHS.THE CONSTRUCTIONTAPE FILLING THEHALLS WILL BEREPLACED BY 600STUDENTS."TEN GENERAL ED, 7ARE UP HERE , 3 AREDOWNSTAIRS."THE CONSTRUCTIONIS SET TO BECOMPLETED END OFSEPTEMBER... WITHTHE MOST WORKNEED IN THEAUTODIESEL ANDCONSTRUCTIONLABS."THOSE ARE QUITELARGE, THECONSTRUCTION LABIS 5,000 SQUOREGEET AND THE OUTLAB IS 13,000SQUARE FEET AND ITHAS A LOT OFTECHNOLOGY IN IT.""THEY HAVE TABLESAWS, ROUTERS,BAN SAWS.""IT'S ONE OF THEBUSIEST AREAS."THE CLASSROOMFOR THOSEPROGRAMS IS SET UPIN VIEW OF THE LABS"TO SEE WHAT'SGOING ON IT BOTHAREAS AT ONCE."THE SCHOOL OFFERSSTUDENTS THEOPPORUNITY FORTHAT HANDS-ONPRACTICE IN C-T-EFIELDS."WE E GAVE THEMTHOSEOPPORTUNITIES SOKIDS CAN HAVECHANCE TO GET INTOTHE PROGRAM THEYWOULD LIKE TOWITHOUT HAVING TOGO TO MERIDIAN ORBOISE SCHOOLDISTRICT TECHNICALPROGRAM."SHOULD THE BOARDDECIDE IN A FEWYEARS TO EXPAND.THERE'S ROOM TODO IT."THEY BUILT A LOTOF MAIL BOXESSIMPLY FOR WHENWE ADD ON."NO SCHEDULE YETFOR WHENSTUDENTS WILLENTER THE SCHOOL.THAT DEPENDS ONTHE INSPECTIONS ONCOMPLETION OF THECONSTRUCTION.JESSICA TAYLORIDAHO NEWS 6.THE BOISE SCHOO