A New Era in Education

A SUPPLEMENT TO THE PERHAM FOCUS SEPTEMBER 2018

A New Era in Education PERHAM HIGH SCHOOL 2018 COMMEMORATIVE MAGAZINE

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Perham now has the school to match the town

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hen Perham wants to get something done, it gets done. And it gets done right.

The new Perham High School is a shining example of this. It’s 158,000 square feet of academic and athletic excellence — a state-of-the-art facility that suits the progressive ideals and educational goals of the Perham community while paying tribute to the long and storied history of the school district and its students.

It was a little more than 1,000 days ago when voters got the ball rolling on the project by saying “Yes” to the school referendum. That was followed by a tight construction timeline with a long to-do list. The project was slated for completion in time for the start of the 2018-2019 school year, and construction went right down to the wire, with some small finishing work still going on as this magazine went to press.

“It’s hard to believe that we’re there,” said Superintendent Mitch Anderson at the end of August. “A year ago, we were

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just pouring footings and working on foundations.”

Between then and now, hundreds of people from both in and outside of the Perham community came together, rolled up their sleeves and got to work on the school. Anderson was quick to point to general contractor Olaf Anderson, architects BHH Partners and the many, many others who worked behind the scenes to plan and construct the facility. It was a colossal effort, and that fact isn’t lost on Anderson.

“I don’t imagine we could’ve gotten it done without the team that we have,” he said.

But all that hard work was well worth it. Upwards of 5,000 people attended an Open House at the school, to rave reviews. Comments made to school officials were nothing but positive.

The new Perham High School is a true reflection of the community as a whole: Perham the town has long been a top-notch place for kids to learn, play and grow; it now has the high school building to match.

Jason Miller is publisher of the Perham Focus.

He can be reached at 218-346-5900 or jmiller@perhamfocus.com

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THIS PUBLICATION IS A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE PERHAM FOCUS, SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

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EXTERIOR

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Construction Timeline: April 2017-September 2018 Building Size: 158,000 square feet Site Size: 32 acres (11 acres of impervious surface) Steel used in construction: 500 tons Bricks used: 137,400 Concrete masonry units: 151,600 Number of new seats (not including bleachers, benches and other built-ins): 1,800

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State-of-the-art design

The 158,000-square-foot school has a core capacity of 650 students, and its 32-acre campus includes an ample 500 parking spaces.

The building includes a bright and spacious commons area, thoughtfully configured academic wing, three-station gymnasium with an elevated track, media center, a connected Area Learning Center and Career Tech Education building, administrative offices and more. The school has been designed with growth in mind, and can accommodate larger class sizes in the future through additional new construction, with relative ease.

By the numbers  Total project cost: $30 million  Referendum amount approved by voters (in Nov. 2015 election): $45.27 million  Referendum amount used for the new high school: About $30 million (The rest went toward improvements at the middle, elementary and preschools)

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First impressions

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With a fresh, modern exterior, the new Perham High School welcomes visitors to its main entrance via a lighted courtyard landscaped with brick planters full of trees and native grasses.

The state-of-the-art facility features clean lines and crisp corners, a multi-colored facade, and an abundance of large windows.

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Students, along with teachers, parents and other community members, were a key part of the 18-month-long design stage, having a say at hundreds of meetings with school administrators, school board members, architects and designers.

In the end, student feedback was clear: they wanted flexible spaces for learning and gathering, lots of natural light, and a friendly, non-institutional feel. Their ideas were directly incorporated into the school’s design.

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Eco-friendly factors

The school is one of the highest savers to ever go through the Energy Design Assistance program via Otter Tail Power and The Weidt Group, saving the school district nearly $205,000 per year in energy costs. The building’s architectural design makes the best possible use of space and natural light, with an abundance of large windows and flexible spaces for teaching, learning and gathering.

The new school’s energy reductions are equivalent to:  Saving 588 tons of waste from the landfill  189,996 gallons of gas  Powering 122 homes for a year  More than 69,000 propane cylinders for your home grill  Planting 43,759 trees  GHG emissions from driving 4.1 million miles in your car

Safety first

The school’s large windows aren’t just for letting in light — they’re also a security feature, providing ample views of who’s coming and going from the building at all times. Just two entrances (the main entrance and a smaller entrance into the district’s administrative and activities offices) will allow entry during school hours. A double-buzzer security system will require all visitors to be buzzed into the office to check in before being buzzed into the school from there. Security cameras are installed throughout the building, and there’s a lockdown system in place in case of an emergency. The parking lot has been designed with safety in mind, as well, with separate entrances and exits to decrease busy bottlenecks and create a more intuitive traffic flow.

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Awe factor

Framed by 45-foot wooden trusses that weigh more than 6,000 pounds each, and flanked on each end by floor-to-ceiling windows, the commons area is the architectural highlight of the new Perham High School. It makes a bright and expansive impression for anyone entering through the main entrance. Centrally located, the commons area connects all the other parts of the school and functions as a central hub. It also creates a natural separation and sound barrier between the athletics and academics wings of the school. A mix of hard and soft seating provides plenty of places for students to eat, relax, study and socialize. A polished concrete floor adds to the modern industrial feel of the space and is easy to maintain.

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The cafeteria’s fast-moving, fiveline, à la carte style was heavily influenced by student input, as were the numerous food choices offered. At a nearby window, FACS (Family and Consumer Sciences) students sell coffees, smoothies and other goodies. A concessions booth, open during after-school games and other events, lies near the entryway into the athletic wing, and a school store sells Yellowjacket apparel and collectibles at the other end of the commons.

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Flexible spaces

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The school was designed with three key concepts in mind: flexibility, efficiency and adaptability. Perhaps nowhere are these concepts more well defined than in the building’s many gathering spaces.

The commons is the largest of these, but there are several group “breakout” spots, small group rooms, and other social seating areas, as well. These spaces all feature soft seating, large windows that let in lots of natural light, and wall-mounted monitors so students can watch announcements and peer-made videos. The multi-purpose rooms encourage collaboration and teamwork, nurturing a modern approach to teaching and learning.

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ACADEMICS

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Classrooms are arranged by subject area and are not focused on grade level, an academic layout that allows the district to enhance and expand its “career pathways” program — a mission to make school as meaningful and purposeful as possible for students. STEM classes (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) are clustered together around a group “breakout” area on the first floor, while Humanities classrooms are arranged identically on the second. Band and choir classrooms have their own fine arts area with a shared breakout space, and the FACS room features a commercial kitchen. An assortment of tables, sitting desks and standing desks are used in classrooms. Student lockers are still grouped by grade.

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Unlike the former high school, where teachers had their own classrooms, many teachers at the new school move from room-to-room throughout the day to make the most efficient use of space. These teachers all have individual desks in a shared teacher office area. Rolling cupboards make it easy to move books and other classroom necessities from room to room.

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The counseling area was designed with student privacy in mind. A waiting room is located off of a quiet hall in the building, so kids can visit their counselor without being seen by a lot of their peers or non-counseling staff.

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A place to plug in

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Very few old-fashioned books are found in the media center. Instead, there are comfortable workspaces for groups and individuals, and screens with hookups for the students’ portable digital devices.

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Band and choir students can plug in their devices and record themselves singing or playing instruments in soundproof rooms in the fine arts area, without disturbing other students.

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All in one

For the first time in more than 25 years, all of the district’s schools are on the same campus. The Career Tech Education Center connects the high school to the middle school, which is next to the elementary school. The new Area Learning Center has its own entrance but is still connected to the main high school building, so students no longer have to walk outside to go back and forth between the two. The district’s administrative, athletic and community education offices are also connected while having their own separate entrance.

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In-the-round, arena-style seating for up to 1,000 people can be rolled out to surround the center gym for varsity games. Whether up or down, the bleachers spell out a clear “PHS,” and Yellowjackets images and murals cover every surface of the athletic facility with Perham Pride. A concessions booth in the commons area, at the entrance to the athletic wing, sells food and beverages to fans during games. School leaders believe the top-notch facility will be “a destination spot” for events in the region, for years to come.

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The additional gym space at the new high school, along with the gyms at the middle and elementary schools, will make it possible for multiple events to be going on within the district at the same time, so more practices can be held right after school. A goal of the district is to get kids home in time for supper instead of having to stay late for practices.

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It took only a few days for the school district to raise enough funds from the community (via advertising sponsorships) to cover the cost of four corner scoreboards and a large center-hung scoreboard in the gymnasium.

The center-hung scoreboard cost about $35,000 to buy and install, an amount which was completely covered by advertising on the board itself. Additional funds were raised through corner scoreboard ads and ads on the gym floor.

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There are locker rooms for visiting teams and referees alongside of those for Perham teams, making the new school a better host for its guests and requiring less shuffling around at game times. The hallway in the locker room area is adorned with a large reminder of the town this school is in: “Perham.”

TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THREE GAMES GOING ON IN THAT BIG COURT AT ONE TIME, THAT’S PRETTY AMAZING … WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FACILITATE MANY MORE TEAMS THAN WE HAVE BEEN. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE BIG-TIME TOURNAMENTS IN TOWN. IT SHOULD HELP THE TOWN ECONOMICALLY, AS WELL AS THE SCHOOL, AND IT SHOULD BE A BOOST TO THE COMMUNITY. RICH RICHTER, FATHER OF TWO PHS STUDENTS

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