Shared amenities for both middle and high school students were created in a transitional zone that houses food service, arts programs, career education and athletics. This arrangement resulted in both middle and high school programs’ ability to increase course offerings despite limited resources.
- Future Focused Educational Environments
- Shared Amenities Between Junior/Senior High
- Multi-purpose and Community Use Spaces
- Upgraded Athletic Facilities
- New Geothermal Heating and Cooling System
- New Parking and Safer Traffic Flow
- Award of Distinction, Exhibition of Educational Environments: IASB/IASA/IASBO 2016 Conference
The Community Engagement Planning Process with Meridian CUSD #15 resulted in a clear direction, to reduce the number of campuses from four to two and concentrate resources to make these remaining two campuses healthy, safe, and educationally relevant.
The solution called for building a multi-story high school addition to replace the high school and renovating the current high school facility to house the middle school.
State-of-the-art auditorium / multi-purpose space allows for maximum offerings to students and community.
Additional auditorium seating can be folded away to allow increased space for multi-functional use.
Following a successful year-long master planning process, designed to address concerns of aging infrastructure and facility inequities, Lanphier High School was identified as a top priority for revitalization among the district's three high schools.
The district spent four years working with the community and staff to plan for an expansion and renovation with the goal of meeting the needs of growing enrollment and providing future-focused learning opportunities to students.
The new high school addition provides spaces that are flexible and have more than one function. Moveable walls, reconfigurable furniture, shared faculty offices, and multi-functional spaces create a 21st century learning environment in a smaller footprint.