Workers weld steel roof supports above what will be the admin offices of Pepperell Middle School.
ADAPTING FOR THE FUTURE
Pepperell Middle School students
will enter new building in 2021
By Olivia Morley
This summer, the Pepperell
Middle School building is
expected to be complete after
over a year of construction,
according to Floyd County
Schools Superintendent Glenn
White.
“We went over there the
other day and walked through
and they’re making a lot of
progress,” he said.
When coming up with the design
plans for the $21.5 million
education local option sales tax
project, FCS board members
and staff met with Principal
Becky McCoy and several other
teachers to find out the needs
for the new building and any
recommendations they might
have.
“After speaking with the
construction workers, they
took note and installed certain
things they wanted in each
department,” the superintendent
said.
White described having the
teachers and administrators
involved as “unique” and
said that it’s made the project
extremely special.
The county is using exit-only
doors and fewer entrances
to enhance security, and will
locate the media center and
lunchroom closer to the front
office since these are often the
most visited areas of a school.
With the vast majority of the
exterior complete, the focus
since the beginning of the year
has been on the interior of the
building, such as installing
heating and air conditioning
systems, laying down floor tiles
and installing ceiling tiles, as
well as painting the exterior of
the building.
Since the construction started,
middle school students have
been attending classes in the
former McHenry Elementary