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Auditoriums in Haddonfield Middle School and Haddonfield Memorial High School are showing their age in ways that are more than cosmetic.
The growing need for additional athletic facilities affects athletes, coaches, parents and spectators nearly daily.
PROJECT LIST:
Auditorium lighting - Middle
Auditorium sound - Middle
Auditorium seating - Middle
Auditorium curtains - Middle
Auditorium lighting - HMHS
Auditorium sound - HMHS
Auditorium seating - HMHS
Auditorium curtains - HMHS
Upgrade dressing room - HMHS
Auditoriums:
Auditoriums:
Mechanical and electrical systems rely on outdated components. Students’ opportunities to work with modern-era technology are limited and the electrical load for lighting and audio is strained.
Seating is antiquated to the point that some chairs are broken and all are uncomfortable.
Finishes such as ceilings, walls, flooring, curtains and window treatments are outdated. In some cases, these include functional issues.
Plaster walls contain asbestos that is not a current safety risk but does present a financial risk.
Any plaster repair at either school’s auditorium would require a stringent plan for asbestos remediation – and without bond funding, that expense would not qualify for state aid.
This is one way the Board of Education aims to maintain the investment in our buildings.
Expanded accessibility.
New seating is proposed for people with mobility issues.
Companion seating would be included.
Improvements would bring the Middle School and HMHS auditoriums into the modern era in terms of style and sound.
At the Middle School:
At the Middle School:
Improvements would benefit Middle School events, as well as the Central Elementary School programs that are held there.
Update mechanical and electrical systems; install new lighting.
Install new seating on the main floor and the balcony, including accommodations for people with mobility challenges.
Replace ceiling and flooring, including walls where asbestos-containing plaster exists.
Sand and refinish the stage; install a new stage curtain.
Renovate the instrumental music practice rooms below the stage area.
At HMHS:
At HMHS:
The auditorium in the A Wing is the showcase for the school’s thriving and accomplished performance arts programs.
Update mechanical and electrical systems; install new house and stage lighting.
Install new seating on the main floor and the balcony, including accommodations for people with mobility challenges.
Replace ceiling and flooring, including walls where asbestos-containing plaster exists; install new window treatments.
Sand and refinish the stage; install a new stage curtain.
Renovate the space used as the drama program’s dressing rooms and storage, which was originally designed as a girls locker room.
Athletic Complex at Hopkins Parcel:
Athletic Complex at Hopkins Parcel:
Multi-use Athletic Complex
Multi-use Athletic Complex
With voter approval, the district could implement additional improvements to solve long-standing needs for athletic facilities that would benefit the school district, borough youth sports teams and the community. Proposed bond funding would complement the new field to create a multi-use athletic complex at the Hopkins Parcel including the following:
Facilities that will be used by students, youth sports, and the community
Creates 2500 sq. ft of useable space at HMHS for future growth
Relocation and restoration of the existing historic Maggie House and Carriage House.
A new, competition-sized gym with an attached auxiliary gym planned for wrestling and suitable for other uses off-season. It would include separate locker rooms and restrooms for women and men, as well as a lobby area that could be used for ticket-taking or students waiting to be picked up.
Lighting for a new synthetic turf field that is already planned for this location (turf installation would be done with reserved funds independent of the bond referendum)
A new parking area for 63 cars would be established between the new gym and field and Hopkins Lane
* New Turf Field is already planned and funded through the district's Capital Reserve Fund and is independent of this referendum.
* New Turf Field is already planned and funded through the district's Capital Reserve Fund and is independent of this referendum.
The Board of Education has reserved funding for the installation of a new, synthetic turf field at the Hopkins Parcel – a property the district already owns and is ideal due to its location adjacent to HMHS. That much-needed, multi-sport field will be established whether or not the referendum passes, and the timing depends only on the Borough of Haddonfield’s action to remove the dilapidated building known as Cooley Hall.
Limited Quality Athletic Facilities at HMHS currently result in:
Limited Quality Athletic Facilities at HMHS currently result in:
Reduced practice time on competition-worthy surfaces.
Necessity for evening practices
Teams being sent off-site routinely
Less availability for community teams
Few opportunities for multiple sports to practice / compete simultaneously
Fields that are unusable due to rain and lack of lighting
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