CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN ON $61.5M HIGH SCHOOL IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, MINN. — Construction will begin this month on a new $65.15 million high school in Alexandria that will house 1,500 students. The school will be constructed on a 167-acre site located at 50th Avenue and Pioneer Road. The 280,000-square-foot high school will include two, 3-story academic wings with 36 classrooms, science labs, art rooms, a media center and special education classrooms. The facility will also feature new athletic fields, a stadium, a performing arts wing and a 1,000-seat auditorium. The new school will replace the current facility, which is landlocked and had few options for expansion. The Alexandria School District hired Kraus-Anderson Construction Co. as the project construction manager.