Excitement is building as the construction of the high school addition is gaining momentum and the construction of the East End Middle School has begun. We expect to pour the concrete slab for the high school next week (week of March 5).

Take a brief tour of the new $25 million, 148,000 sq. ft., two-story addition to Sheridan High School in Arkansas! The new construction will feature Career Technical Education classrooms, including a robotics lab and agri-shop; additional classrooms to move ninth grade to high school; a new library/media center; new special education classrooms; a new cafeteria/dining area that will seat up to 750 people; and a new gymnasium, which will be large enough to host state tournaments.

Things just got a lot more concrete! We poured the first slab of concrete at the Sheridan High School construction site.

Things are really taking shape at the Sheridan High School construction site! Check out the stairs leading up to the Freshman floor! We are also laying the foundation for new Special Education classrooms, CTE labs and the Kohler Academy!

Here is what's happening now at the high school construction site:

• Metal building erection for the GYM building. (Main structure will be up by the end of the week)

• Polished concrete grinding at Area 1 second floor slab

• Fireproofing for Area 1 (first floor)

• Interior block walls at lower level classrooms

• Electrical/Plumbing/HVAC above ceiling rough in

• Dining area slab pour scheduled for next week

Here is what's happening now at the East End Middle School construction site:

• Plumbing and electrical under slab rough in the classroom and gym building

• Prepping for slab pour on 5/15 at classroom building

• Blockwork at foundations

• Pouring elevator pit walls

• Structural Steel at the classroom building starting 5/24

• Building future building pads

Here is what's happening now at the high school construction site:

• Metal building at gym is fully erected with roof sheeting.

• Precast bleacher erection at gym will start this week.

• All first and second floor concrete in the classrooms is completed.

• Roof at dining and agri - building will begin this week.

• Block work through the building is taking place.

• Second-floor concourse area at the gym will complete once precast is set.

• All structural steel in the gym area completed this week.

• Ductwork, sprinkler piping, plumbing piping and electrical rough-in is continuing throughout the building on the first and second floor.

• Fireproofing at second floor is in progress.

Here is what's happening now at the East End Middle School construction site:

• All concrete slabs for first floor are in place.

• Electrical and plumbing rough in will continue with block work as it goes up.

• Block for gridlines 1-5 on first floor is in place. They are continuing to work north.

• Joist and decking to support second floor will be onsite at the end of this week.

• Stairs for gridline 1 will be onsite by end of the week.

• Will start pouring concrete at second floor in early July.

• The 7,800 ft water line is in progress.