Eight-point-five million dollars worth of work to remake the Prentice school complex is nearly complete.
In 2018, Prentice voters approved the multi-million-dollar referendum.
It allowed the school district to demolish aging and crumbling parts of its building and replace them with new classrooms.
“The community, whoever has been in here so far, has really liked what we’ve done. We haven’t gone overboard. We just did what was necessary to improve the district with classrooms,” said Superintendent Randy Bergman.
For the first time ever, band and choir now each have their own rooms.
The project also closed Ogema Elementary School and brought all students onto the Prentice campus.
“It’s good for the safety’s sake for the kids. We also added security at all of our entrances. Being here, I can take care of things right away if something would come up,” Bergman said.
All projects are now complete except for some parking lot paving and landscaping in the spring.
