Blacksburg High School
Facility Information
On February 13, 2010, the gymnasium collapsed at Blacksburg High School. Fortunately no one was injured; however, the daily schedules of students, parents, families, teachers and staff have faced upheaval as the school had to be closed for demolition of the gymnasium and investigation into the cause of the collapse. The patience and support exhibited by everyone in our community has truly been amazing during this time of uncertainty and inconvenience.
School administrators, community leaders and many others are working closely with the School Board to plan for the 2010-2011 school year. As the safety analysis of the classroom building is not yet complete, a return to the BHS campus in the fall appears unlikely. There are currently several options under consideration for housing the approximately 1,200 BHS students and staff this coming school year. These options were shared with the community at meetings on June 21 and 22, with the goal of making a final recommendation by July 6 for housing BHS students.
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Long-Term Facility Planning for Blacksburg High School
Facts and Myths Regarding Blacksburg High School and Other Capital Needs
and Funding Options
PowerPoint Presentations:
July 27, 2010 School Board Meeting
July 20, 2010 School Board Meeting
June 29, 2010 School Board Meeting
June 21 & 22,
2010 Community Forums
June 15, 2010 School Board Meeting
Community Input
MCPS would like to thank everyone who took the time to provide their thoughts and input regarding the upcoming decision on future housing for Blacksburg High School. We have carefully examined the responses and organized them into a format that is available for the public to view. The information posted comes from data collected through the community meetings on June 21st and June 22nd and the online input survey. There were 110 presentations given by speakers at the community meetings and 323 paper responses were submitted. As of the morning of Thursday, June 24, there were 368 online survey responses posted. Keep in mind these numbers do not necessarily represent the number of people who participated since some responses were duplicates.
The data presented is organized in three sections. The sections are:
Input received since Thursday morning, June 24, and compiled on Friday, July 2, 2010 is as follows:
Facility Reports
OWPR July 1 Report - facility assessment and photos
Old Blacksburg Middle School Virtual Tour
OWPR -
facility assessment and photos of remaining structure
FORCON
- forensic investigation details and photos of BHS gymnasium
Final FORCON Report - final forensic investigation details
August 4, 2010
July 2, 2010
June 30, 2010
June 17, 2010
June 11, 2010 (regarding release of FORCON report)
June 11, 2010
June 4, 2010
May 21, 2010
May 7, 2010
April 23, 2010
March 26, 2010
March 12, 2010