The renovated building includes about 31,000 square feet of additional space. The project renovated the building’s 1964 wing, added air conditioning to the student activities center and installed a new sound system in the performing arts center, which is to reopen soon. The renovation also added new technology to classrooms and energy-efficient lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation systems, school officials said.
The work began in November 2009 and most of it was done in time for the first day of classes on Aug. 30, district spokeswoman Bethany Reiff said.
The project was paid for through a 4.76-mill bond issue that voters approved in November 2008, Reiff said. The district serves Vandalia and Butler Twp. in Montgomery County.