Last week’s excessive heat warnings served as a reminder of how indoor facilities can serve as a safe haven for athletic teams trying to keep a normal practice schedule in spite of the heat.
Trigg County’s new co-curricular building went unused by sports teams last week because it’s still not finished. The original deadline for the 26,000-square-foot building was originally set for July — then pushed back to the start of school. However, artificial turf for the facility did not arrive on time.
Trigg County Superintendent of Schools Bill Thorpe said the building should be ready in the next week or 10 days after a milestone was met last week.
click to download audioThe new building will serve as the practice home for the school’s archery, wrestling, and cheerleading teams. Other sports such as football and soccer as well as the high school marching band will also be welcome to use the facility.
When the groundbreaking was held last year, the school announced that American Rescue Plan Act ESSER funds would be used for the building at a cost of $6.2 million.
Meanwhile, Thorpe said construction work is continuing on the CT Building formerly known as the high school vocational building.
click to download audioThe two-story vocational building was built in 1974 and houses the school’s agriculture and business pathways in addition to the Trigg Tots daycare program.
Removed as part of the project was the greenhouse that was constructed in the 1960s near the Quonset huts and moved behind the vocational building in 1999 when the new middle school was built. Its frame has been erected behind the building near the road adjacent to East End Cemetery.
The renovation is mostly funded by a $10 million grant from the state with $800,000 paid for by the district.
High School Principal Tim Bush said earlier this month their hope is to be in the building by the start of the new year.
