On Tuesday, Sept. 4, Cleveland High School opened its doors to welcome students back from their temporary West Seattle facilities after nearly two years of renovation work. , Seattle City Council member and Cleveland alumnus David Della (left), Cleveland interim principal Wade Floyd (with former Cleveland principal Bill Maynard peeking from behind), former Cleveland home school coordinator Shikita Trahan, Absher Construction representative Curt Gimmestid, and Cleveland Associated Student Body president Thea Leidel cut the ceremonial red ribbon to celebrate the (almost) complete renovation of the school.
The renovaton project consisted of the partial demolition of the existing historic 1927 building and a complete demolition of the old gymnasium. Crews also worked to renovate the remaining landmark historic portions of the school that had significant facades while modernizing the 1927 building. The school now features a new gymnasium/student commons and a new three story classroom building. The reconfiguration opened up the 15th Avenue side of the school to pedestrian traffic. The project, which was estimated at $67 million, was undertaken by Mahlum Architects and Absher Construction. The school has expanded the student capacity from 783 to 1,000 and now boasts approximately 170,000 gross square feet of space.
To help celebrate the school's reopening, there will be two community open houses. The first is also an all-school reunion and will take place on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The second is a free pancake breakfast on Sunday, Sept. 23 from 9 a.m.-noon. Both open house events feature self-guided tour maps.
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