By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
Hays USD 489 Superintendent Ron Wilson gave an update on the bond projects at the school board meeting on Monday night.
Work continues on the base for the new football field. Wilson said the turf should be laid within the next couple of weeks.
The new Hays High School building is set to open in August.
Subflooring is being laid in gym B of the new Hays High School building.
Work at the new HHS building has also included the epoxying of the floor in the main kitchen and carpeting in area D.
Drywall will be hung in areas G and F, and work will continue on the subfloor of gym B next week.
Concrete for the seating on the main floor of the performing arts center is underway, Wilson said.
The bathroom and concession stand for the new Hays Middle School field are being built.
The current Hays High School will be remodeled into a middle school. Students are set to move into the remodeled space in January.
The current middle school will become Felten Elementary School.
Dirt work is ongoing on 12th Street at O'Loughlin Elementary School for the new drop-off and pickup area, Wilson said.
In May, USD 489 will celebrate four years since it began its bond journey. The school bond committee first met in May 2021, and voters passed the bond issue in May 2022.
"We still have a year and a few months to go," Wilson said. "I think it's going great. We're really changing our community and schools."