{"id":122335,"date":"2013-12-21T23:57:31","date_gmt":"2013-12-22T06:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/officials-break-ground-on-new-high-school\/"},"modified":"2013-12-21T23:57:31","modified_gmt":"2013-12-22T06:57:31","slug":"officials-break-ground-on-new-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/officials-break-ground-on-new-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials break ground on new high school"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At the groundbreaking ceremony for the new high school, Alex Carter, the superintendent of Montezuma-Cortez RE-1, stands in front of the crowd, while the high school band opens the event with the national anthem. The event drew about 75 people Saturday to the muddy hill behind Wal-mart on Sligo Street, despite the bitter wind.<\/span>Mary Shinn\/ Cortez Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s 18 months exactly from when we\u2019ll get the keys to a brand-new high school,\u201d said Alex Carter, superintendent of Montezuma-Cortez Re-1.<\/p>\n

A small crowd of about 75 gathered on the muddy hill behind Wal-mart on Sligo Street to mark the occasion despite the bitter wind.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t built a new school since 1966, so this is really exciting,\u201d said Peter Montano, a school board member.<\/p>\n

The $33.9 million school received A Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) grant to finance 54 percent of the construction cost. A local bond will finance the remainder of the project.<\/p>\n

The Albuquerque-based architectural firm Dekker\/Perich\/Sabatini is designing the two-story 152,50-square-foot school, which will be on 35 acres.<\/p>\n

About 650 students attend the current high school. The new school is designed to accommodate 725 students.<\/p>\n

Mayor Dan Porter told the crowd the new school would help attract new people and businesses to Cortez because quality education and healthcare are two of the major considerations for people when they relocate.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an economic boon for the city of Cortez,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Chairman the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Manuel Heart, voiced support for the school as well and introduced the Red Sky drum ensemble. The group played an honor song for the occasion.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday we do this as a community for our children,\u201d Heart said.<\/p>\n

The senior project manager for Nunn Construction, Rick Fleming, said that shortly after Christmas, heavy equipment will be moved to the site, and the initial ground-moving work will start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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