This new Junior-Senior High School houses 650 students in grades 7-12. The carefully articulated masonry and granite facade presents a restrained and dignified exterior. Only the hint of bright red on the steel frame for the granite marquee prepares the visitor for the lively colors encountered once inside the building.

The 110,000 sf facility is designed to integrate community uses into the school setting, and a skylit arcade forms the "street" along which all of the school and community spaces are organized. Portions of the building can be closed, allowing selective access to desired facilities for after-school community use such as the gymnasium, the library or the 450 seat auditorium.

In addition to core spaces, the first floor contains laboratories and studios for art, technology, and domestic arts, as well as a music suite adjacent to the auditorium. On the second floor, classrooms surround a core of science and computer facilities.

In addition to the fully networked computer system, innovative technologies abound in the building. Room sensors turn off lights in empty classrooms and turn them on again when the room is occupied. An ice storage system allows the facility to make use of off-peak electric rates to air condition interior portions of the school. The school's 360 KW emergency generator will actually generate enough excess capacity to sell power back to the utility company during peak demand times as well.