The $5.5 million cost for the gym will be split between the district and state matching funds, which the state approved last year. “This is something that our school has been longing for, for 40 years.” “This is a very, very exciting time for us,” said Hesperia Junior High School Principal Robert McCollum. The Victor Valley Union High School District originally built the school in 1965 without a separate gymnasium and, as a result, generations of Roadrunners have exercised and eaten in the same room, just reconfigured by staff between class periods. “Although long overdue, we are thrilled to finally provide … a venue for athletic and special events,” Hesperia Unified Superintendent Mark McKinney told the assembled audience. More than 100 dignitaries and school officials gathered on the school’s campus Thursday afternoon for a ceremonial groundbreaking for a 15,000 square foot new gymnasium. ![]() ![]() ![]() Photo by Beau YarbroughĪfter more than 40 years, construction has begun on a standalone gymnasium for Hesperia Junior High School. Golden shovels await the ceremonial turning of the earth at Hesperia Junior High School.
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