Thornton Middle School Conversion

The new administration and library building is taking shape at the front and center of Thornton.

In recent weeks, the concrete slab was poured and steel was erected, and now first floor exterior panels and framing is underway.

In the coming weeks installation of second floor exterior panels and joists will begin.

While work along the traffic path, trash enclosure and parking lot/traffic loops along the south side of the campus will be ongoing through the summer, work will soon progress to a point where heavier traffic can utilize those areas.

In the coming weeks, the area to drop off and pick up 8th grade students will shift to the new traffic loop while the existing lot is inaccessible. Drivers will use the same driveway, then continue along to use the new loop. More information will be shared as available.

In recent weeks exterior plaster work was completed on Buildings 3-7, and temporary walls/barriers began coming down.

In the coming weeks, drywall will begin going up in modernized buildings, and exterior colored plastering will begin.

Construction began at Thornton in 2020 with a scope that includes: construction of five classroom/lab buildings, construction of administration and library buildings, modernization of existing buildings, and various site improvements.

Construction is scheduled for completion in August 2023.

Our community generously supported the $650 million Measure E Bond in 2014 to build and improve facilities.

The scope of the bond work includes upgrading and repairing neighborhood schools by updating technology and aging classrooms; upgrading electrical wiring to current safety codes; fixing or replacing leaky roofs, aging plumbing and restrooms; removing asbestos; and repairing, constructing and acquiring equipment, classrooms, sites and facilities.

Fall 2019: Walters Middle School welcomed 6th grade students

Fall 2020: Horner Middle School welcomed 6th grade students during distance learning

Fall 2021: Horner 6th-8th grade students returned to campus, Hopkins 7th-8th grade students moved to Bringhurst campus while Hopkins was under construction

Fall 2022: Hopkins Junior High campus reopened for 7th-8th grade students

Spring 2023: Information meetings will be held for staff, students and families moving

to Centerville, Hopkins or Thornton for the 2023-2024 school year

Fall 2023: Centerville, Hopkins and Thornton middle schools will welcome 6th grade students