Dayton Christian picks firms to oversee expansion for $6M gym

Dayton Christian School has raised about $2.4 million of the $6 million needed to build a new gym. NICK BLIZZARD/STAFF

Dayton Christian School has raised about $2.4 million of the $6 million needed to build a new gym. NICK BLIZZARD/STAFF
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By Nick Blizzard
March 21, 2017
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Dayton Christian School has picked two firms to manage the construction of its proposed $6 million Warrior Center.

Dayton-based Shook Construction and Lima-based Touchstone CPM will act together, the school announced Tuesday, as Shook Touchstone in overseeing the proposed 31,000 square foot expansion.

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The project would give the school its first gym on the 44-acre Miami Twp. campus on Spring Valley Road. The school has raised $2.4 million toward the effort, up from the $1.7 million pledged when officials announced the plans last month.

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Dayton Christian has also picked Ruetschle Architects Inc. to play a major role in the design and construction. The firm designed the initial renderings of the building.

“We are excited about the momentum this project is gaining and the support being pledged to help us bring our warriors home,” said John Gredy, Dayton Christian’s director of development and community relations, in a statement released Tuesday. “It is humbling to see individuals rally behind our vision.”

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Nick Blizzard is a staff writer for the Dayton Daily News. He is a graduate of Stebbins High School who earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and its E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Nick is a Riverside native who has lived in Huber Heights and Kettering. He has been a journalist in the Dayton area for more than 25 years.