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Posted by APS Architect at Wednesday, June 25, 2008

rendering. the soon to be completed 9th grade academy.

atrisco heritage academy high school. rendering by FBT Architects.

atrisco heritage academy high. progress.

from within. 61% complete. using my treo.

Progress photos. 23 April 2008

the new atrisco heritage academy in spring light.

progress photos during march 19, 2008 in situ media event.

progress. 23 jan 08. 10 am.

SWHS Progress Photos [10.31.07]

the site is abuzz with construction activity...

The New Southwest High School- Construction Progress I from aps architect on Vimeo.



photos taken on 10 oct 07.

ground-breaking ceremony photos. 13 sept 2007

construction groundbreaking: september 13, 2007

a groundbreaking ceremony has been scheduled on site for 10:00am on september 13, 2007 to mark the start of the building construction project, the phase I- 9th grade academy. the contract was recently awarded to the lowest bidder, gerald martin general contractor.

the location of the ceremony will be here.

new principal is announced for the new southwest high school.

APS recently announced the selection of the new Principal for the SWHS. Press release here. Karen Sanchez-Griego, former executive director of Engaging Latino Communities for Education (ENLACE) in New Mexico will lead this facility that we are currently constructing.

A brief bio of her here.

New Southwest Mesa High School Scheduled to Open Next Year to 9th-Graders

Andrea Schoellkopf, Journal Staff Writer reports on July 14, 2007:

"The search will continue for a principal for the new Southwest Mesa high school, scheduled to open next year to ninth-graders."

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"...crews have broken ground in the last month on the southwest campus, preparing the site for construction. That work is expected to begin in September after bids are opened Aug. 2, said Karen Alarid, director of APS facilities planning and construction.

Alarid said dirt is being moved to the future site of a new elementary school on Blake west of Coors, which is "like a bowl" and needs to be filled in. That elementary is tentatively planned to open in the fall of 2009 to relieve Adobe Acres and Navajo elementaries.

The southwest campus, located on the southeast corner of Dennis Chavez and 118th, is being built for 2,200 students and would primarily relieve crowding at West Mesa High.

APS is planning to partner the school with the University of New Mexico, Central New Mexico Community College, the city and Bernalillo County to offer services to the community, in addition to traditional schooling. Such services would include a community health clinic and library that would be available to the public after school hours."

the building site before dirt work looking east. june 2007.

on 118th street [& dennis chavez]. sandia mountains beyond.

CHARACTER SKETCHES OF THE HIGH SCHOOL

view of main entry from the SW corner, from L to R: PAC, Administration, Library/Media Center, Gym.

courtyard view with school entrance and library to the left, academy buildings to the right.

view of the ninth grade academy at fore and the two upper academy buildings in the distance.

PRELIMINARY PHASING PLAN

***Submitted January 25, 2007/ Models and drawings are properties of the Design Team.

SCHEMATIC DESIGN/ SITE PLAN...

***Submitted January 25, 2007/ Models and drawings are properties of the Design Team.

SCHEMATIC DESIGN LEVEL ONE...

***Submitted January 25, 2007/ Models and drawings are properties of the Design Team.

SWHS Proposed Community Boundary

More about the SW Boundary Comittee's work here.