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CARLSBAD, CALIF. — McCarthy Building Cos. has begun construction for 11 new educational buildings at Carlsbad High School, located at 3557 Lancer Way in Carlsbad. Construction of the one- and two-story education facilities, which will total 99,000 square feet of new classroom, performing arts, vocational education lab and food-service space, is the third and final phase of an $86 million renovation of Carlsbad High School that began in June 2008. Final completion is slated for mid-October 2011. Gafcon is the program manager for the Carlsbad High School renovation project, and Perkins+Will is the architect. Originally built in 1957, the high school currently has an enrollment of nearly 2,900 students.