The Little Miami community is invited to Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies to celebrate the opening of Little Miami Junior High School and Little Miami Intermediate School on Sunday, August 30.
The public will be able to tours both schools. The first ceremony will be held at 1 PM at the Junior High. The Intermediate School dedication will begin at 2:30 PM.
Junior High School
The new district-wide Junior High School - which is located on the Little Miami High School campus - was built for 800 students, but the design accommodates a future addition to increase capacity up to 1,500 students. The concept of the design is to maintain a team-teaching approach in an efficient, compact, two-story structure, according to the school district. The exterior of the approximately 109,000 square-foot facility compliments the High School's design.
Highlights of the New Junior High School project include:- 32 new classrooms
- New cafeteria for student dining
- New regulation-sized gymnasium
- State-of-the-art media center
- Fine arts rooms: instrumental, vocal and visual
- Special Education rooms
- Modern teaching technology
Intermediate School
The new district-wide Intermediate School located on Zoar and Stephens roads is approximately 109,000 square feet for the first phase of construction. The design concept of the 800 student school - which can be expanded to 1,600 students in Phase 2 - is to create a "school-within-a-school" environment. Students will be divided into a smaller, “more child friendly setting” of two 800-student, schools with shared core facilities, such as the gym, dining room, office wing, and media center. The second school will be built in a later phase. Many areas of the building are multi-functional to maximize space.
Highlights of the Intermediate School project include:- 32 classrooms with extended learning areas
- Classrooms divided into smaller groups of four to accommodate team teaching
- Student dining area with attached stage
- New regulation-sized gymnasium
- New music/vocal rooms
- State-of-the-art media center
- Special Education rooms
- Modern teaching technology
