March 2002

March 15, 2002

Barnhart, Inc. breaks ground on school re-build for San Ysidro

50-year old Sunset Elementary School to be expanded and improved

San Ysidro School District officials broke ground on February 12, 2002 for construction of a replacement campus for the 50-year old Sunset Elementary School. General Contractor Barnhart, Inc. is constructing the project.

The 72,000-sf new school will be larger than the existing facility and will feature two levels. A solar heating system is also going to be installed, as well as high technology wiring. The rebuild is taking place on the existing playground on the east end of the campus. The old school will be razed upon completion of the new facility, which is scheduled for Fall 2003.

Funding for the facility was made possible by the local passage of school construction bond Proposition C in 1997. The school was designed by Coup Smith Diaz Architects of Calexico. Mr. David Coup is the lead architect for the project.

Barnhart team members will include Glynna Hoekstra, Clay Make, Jim Fisher, Ken Bingham, Jay Pennington and Jeanne Bogard.

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