Joplin High School

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin R-VIII School District

After a devastating tornado destroyed 10 Joplin schools in 2011, the District and community rallied to chart a course for uninterrupted education for their students. This effort began with the rapid design and construction of the James D. MacConnell award-winning interim high school, and continues in the creation of this new permanent facility constructed on the site of the former building. DLR Group’s design for the new comprehensive high school incorporates educational concepts to prepare students for a “Career to College” experience. The center of the school, known as “Eagle Alley,” is where this theory comes to life. The coffee shop, student store, and lease spaces offer business opportunities for entrepreneurs. Underclassmen have the ability to peer into career pathways of interest in technology, broadcasting, sciences, hospitality, culinary arts, automotive sciences, engineering, medical, and construction. Joplin High School is designed to let a student experiment with a career pathway as in-depth as desired in a flexible and collaborative environment. Technology is a seamless component of the building infrastructure and an asset to flexibility for teachers and students. The school’s landscape design provides a park-like setting for students and staff. Themed courtyards (arts, commons, science and marketplace, and legacy) encourage students and teachers to use the site with places for outdoor experiments, studying, dining, and socializing.

The 487,937 SF high school accommodates 2,500 students with the ability to expand to 3,000. In addition to the core curriculum, all Joplin High School students progress through one of five career pathways: business/information technology, human services, arts/communications health sciences, and technical sciences. Franklin Technology Center, the traditional Career and Technical Center, is integrated into the curriculum of the comprehensive high school as a career pathway delivery model for grades 9-12. The Commons is the social hub of the school and serves as the cafeteria and hospitality space for athletic activities and school functions.

Completed: September 2014

Size: 487,937 SF

Construction Cost: $112,175,982

Services: Architecture, Engineering, Planning, Interior Design

Relevant Team Members: Jim French, John Clement, Kevin Greischar

Delivery Method: CM Agent MacConnell Award Winner

Westmoor High School Theater

Daly City, CA Jefferson Union High School District

Westmoor High School underwent a three part renovation and upgrade of it’s campus. At the onset, the campus project required pre-design and programming services. Once that was complete, the well planned campus renovation was executed in three phases. Phase one included new sitework in preparation for the subsequent phases, a new Maintenance Building was added during phase two, and phase three was the most extensive. It finished out the project with a new two-story classroom building, a new 400+ seat performing arts theater and a campus Woodshop.

Completed: May 2022

Size: 48,000 SF

Construction Cost: $47,301,293

Services: Architecture

Delivery Method: Multi-Prime contract administered by the District

Relevant Team Members: Scott Burnham (CA)