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Construction on the horizon at Ahfachkee

by Beverly Bidney -
A rendering of the completed elementary school, on the right, with the existing middle and high school building on the left. (Courtesy rendering)

BIG CYPRESS — Spring usually brings signs of new life, but at the Ahfachkee School it brought a dozen new portables.

Construction is expected to begin soon for the school’s elementary classrooms and gym; the portables will be the students’ home for the 2022-23 school year. When the portables are completely set up, they will all be linked together with six on each side of a covered walkway.

The new building is scheduled to be complete in January 2024. The building will house K-5 classrooms along with two collaboration rooms, a computer room, music lab, clinic and administrative offices. The design will be modeled on the existing middle and high school building.

The gym will have a fitness room, restrooms and locker rooms complete with showers. Additionally, the gym will have a stage for school presentations and assemblies.

A rendering of the gym and its stage. (Courtesy rendering)
The Ahfachkee School expansion plans include a collaboration room. (Courtesy rendering)
Ahfachkee School expansion plans include classrooms like this one. (Courtesy rendering)
Beverly Bidney
Beverly Bidney has been a reporter and photographer for The Seminole Tribune since 2012. During her career, she has worked at various newspapers around the country including the Muskogee Phoenix in Oklahoma, Miami Herald, Associated Press, USA Today and other publications nationwide. A NAJA award winning journalist, she has covered just about everything over the years and is an advocate for a strong press. Contact her at beverlybidney@semtribe.com.
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