Wayland Town Crier 3/28/12: PHOTOS: Welcome to the new Wayland High!. Wayland residents enjoyed their tour from last week's open house at the new Wayland High School.
Wayland Student Press 2/3/12: Destruction of old school continues (18 photos). Destruction of the old Wayland High School began as soon as students and teachers moved into the new buildings but is not expected to be fully completed until fall 2012. On Friday, February 3, 2012, the old Commons came down.
Wayland Town Crier 1/30/12: Schedule of dismantling old Wayland High School. The Wayland High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in the School Committee conference room in the Wayland Town Building. The project team met with neighbors to the High School last week to discuss the next phase of the building project – abatement and demolition of the old buildings. Abatement (removal of asbestos containing materials from the buildings) has been going on since early January and is now complete.
Wayland Town Crier 1/25/12: The long and winding journey to a new school. Walk into any room at the new Wayland High School and you can feel the personality of the place. It’s not just the colorful tile or whimsical light fixtures, not the natural light that reaches even interior rooms through skylights, not the multi-hued theater seats or the inviting courtyard benches that make the campus radiate a comfortable liveliness. It’s the personalities of the dozens and dozens of people who gave their best efforts to create a place designed to deliver quality education well into the 21st century. The fingerprints of school personnel from superintendent to janitor, townspeople and committee members, parents and students, are everywhere in the design. Together, over a period of a decade, they created a place where children can learn and a community can gather.
Wayland Town Crier 1/10/12: Construction crews continue to operate at Wayland High. The Wayland High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. in the lecture hall on the second floor of the South building in the new Wayland High School. On Jan. 3, students and staff returned from the holiday break and started school in the new buildings. The old campus is now fenced off and inaccessible to the public. Construction crews will continue to operate Monday to Saturday with occasional extended hours during the week. The demolition and asbestos abatement in the old campus buildings is ongoing in two consecutive shifts from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. These two activities will continue into late February.
Wayland Town Crier 1/4/12: A historic day for Wayland High School. A new 157,000-square-foot facility opened its doors for Wayland High School students on Tuesday. Principal Pat Tutwiler welcomed the students and staff into their new school on the first day back from winter vacation. He thanked the many volunteers and school staff who devoted “maybe thousands” of hours to getting the new school built and preparing for the move. “We need to be mindful that this is a very important day in the town and the High School’s history, and it only comes along once in every 50 years,” he said, alluding to the fact that the old building, now slated for demolition, dated back to 1960. “As such, it’s appropriate for us to reflect and to extend credit and thanks where they’re due.” In particular, Tutwiler noted the commitment of the High School Building Committee (HSBC) members.
Wayland Town Crier 1/4/12: A new year, a new school in Wayland. As Wayland High School students marvelled Tuesday at their sparkling new $71 million high school, Principal Pat Tutwiler suggested they may want to use some of the facility’s tech goodies to thank building committee members. “They worked not for any selfish motives, but because they wanted to see you, the students, well served in a facility that you deserve,” Tutwiler said. “We have lots of electronic access in the new building and it would be a classy thing for you to get online, to Google the HSBC, and to thank them.” “As such, it’s appropriate for us to reflect and to extend credit and thanks where they’re due.” The new 157,000-square-foot facility opened its doors for students Tuesday.
Wayland Patch 12/17/11: Walking the Halls: A Tour of the New Wayland High. At 8:15 Friday morning, the common area in the north building, the Common Building, of the new Wayland High School filled, not with students, but with adults eager for a glimpse of the hallways and classrooms their tax dollars built and their [...]
Wayland Student Press 12/15/11: Video tour of the new high school.
Wayland Student Press 12/14/11: Myths about new school debunked. In anticipation for the move to the new school, Wayland High School has been buzzing with rumors about the new rules, policies and features of the new campus. WSPN spoke to a number of students about the rumors they had heard, and then went to Dean of Students Scott Parseghian and Principal Patrick Tutwiler to get you the truth about the new high school.
Wayland Student Press 12/14/11: New school presents opportunity to reevaluate traditions. Since the current high school was finished in 1960, Wayland High School students have had over 50 years to create traditions. With the move to the new school approaching, questions have arisen about what will happen to these traditions and how they might change. Bigger traditions such as Spirit Day, Winter Week and senior dress up day on Halloween will remain largely unaffected by the move, although they will face minor changes simply because of the design of the school. Some feel that these events are in need of changes anyway, and the new buildings will provide the opportunity.
Wayland Student Press 12/14/11: For better or worse, new school is going digital. In moving from the old school to the new, students and faculty will be adjusting to plenty of changes, not the least of which is advancements in technology. One of the goals in building the new school was to make it modern so it would be useful for years to come. Between the two computer labs, six media learning centers with computer carrels, a graphics lab and a video lab, there are many places for students and faculty to use technology.
Metrowest Daily News 12/12/11: State sending early payments for some school-building projects. The state agency in charge of school construction aid says it's sending out an early round of payments for projects approved under the old application process, with 15 local cities and towns among the beneficiaries. The state School Building Authority says the early payments were possible because of its fiscal management, with cities and towns able to save money on interest, ensure adequate cash is on hand to meet obligations or secure earnings by making investments. Districts typically split construction cost with the agency, put in place after the old application process was reformed to cap costs. These payments include $327,000 to Wayland for the construction of the new high school.
Wayland Student Press Network 11/29/11: New school nears completion. Scheduled for completion on January 3rd, the new high school is nearing the end of its 800 day construction period. Now that the building structure is complete, work is now focused on finishing the interior of the new buildings. Two weeks ago, the school received a Certificate of Occupancy for one of the two newly constructed buildings, permitting people to enter the building without needing hard hats or jackets. In upcoming weeks, furniture such as tables, chairs, and desks will arrive at the new buildings. According to Principal Patrick Tutwiler, everything is on schedule for the school-wide move-in after winter vacation.
Boston Globe 8/28/11: Building education. When new high schools open in Wayland and Wellesley this winter, they will be kicking off the largest wave of new high schools in area communities since the state lifted a moratorium on construction projects in 2007. Next up are Natick High School, due for completion in June; Tahanto Regional Middle/High School, slated to open during the 2012-2013 school year, and Maynard High School, projected to come on line in the fall of 2013. Other area districts with new high schools working their way through the state’s funding pipeline include Ayer-Shirley, Concord-Carlisle, Franklin, Marlborough, and the Minuteman regional vocational system. “The current school was built over 50 years ago,” said Lea Anderson, chairwoman of Wayland’s high school building committee. “It was just very small and crowded for the program we were offering. It had outlived its life expectancy.” Wayland’s new high school will open in January, while Wellesley’s will open in February.
Wayland Town Crier 8/29/11: Wayland High’s Field House reopens; latest update on project. The Wayland High School Field House renovation is complete and the facility reopened on Aug. 25. This is a major milestone that allows staff and students to resume normal athletic activities for the new school year. The Wayland High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. in the School Committee conference room in the Town Building. For more information on the building project, visit the HSBC's website. View the article to an overview of construction activities for the week of Aug. 29.
Wayland Town Crier 8/18/11: Take a tour through new Wayland High School. Vincent Vadeboncoeur of KVA Associates kindly agreed to provide a tour for the Town Crier through the two new High School buildings currently under construction. Buildings A and B, as they are referred to at the moment, each have a clearly defined focus. [...]
Wayland Town Crier 7/25/11: Pegasus reporters get special tour of Wayland High School. Vincent Vadeboncoeur, site manager for the Wayland High School building project, gave a special tour to the 12 participants in the Pegasus enrichment program’s TV production class. A tape of the tour and of the children’s “press conference” with Vadeboncoeur will be broadcast on the Wayland cable channel.
Wayland Patch 7/15/11: Slideshow: A Look Inside the New Wayland High School.
Wayland Town Crier 7/11/11: Latest update on Wayland High School building project. The Wayland High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Shawmut construction trailer at Wayland High School. For more information visit the HSBC’s website where a Summer Site Map has been posted. An overview of current construction activities is included.
Wayland Town Crier 5/30/11: Latest update on Wayland High School building project. The Wayland High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, June 9 at 7pm in the School Committee conference room on the second floor of Town Building. The community is welcome to attend all HSBC meetings. Project information is available online (http://waylandhsbc.org).
Wayland Student Press 2/4/11: Winter Week: New school construction update. The High School Building Committee gave a Winter Week information session to students on the new school project. Three members of different parts of the project each talked about the progress so far and their parts in the project. Maria Mulligan, a member of the HMFH design group, explained multiple features of the new school that are different from the current school.
Wayland Town Crier 1/3/11: Update from Wayland High School Building Committee. The Wayland High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Commons conference room at Wayland High School. The community is welcome to attend all HSBC meetings. The following overview of construction activities for the current week is provided by Shawmut Construction. Construction activities this week will be similar to last week, including concrete placement, exterior wall framing and sheathing, roofing, air and vapor barrier installation, MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) rough-in, steel welding and bolting, and installation of underground utilities. The utility work will involve periodic vibration due to soil compaction equipment. Temporary construction lighting will continue to be on at night. A temporary heating system is in place at Building B and will run continually. We extended the sound baffle wall alongside the heating unit to reduce the nuisance to the neighbors. Unfortunately, the heaters must run continually to properly cure the concrete slabs. We apologize for any inconvenience resulting from these activities. For more information visit the HSBC’s website.
Wayland Town Crier 12/20/10: Update on Wayland High School building project. The Wayland High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, January 13 at 7pm in the Commons conference room at Wayland High. The following is an overview by Shawmut Construction of activities for the week of Dec. 20: The site will [...]
Wayland Student Press Network 11/28/10: Last structural beam to be installed in new school. A longstanding steelworkers’ tradition is coming to Wayland High School this week. The last structural beam of the new school will be hoisted into place during a "topping off" ceremony during homeroom on Tuesday, November 30. The beam will be signed by students, faculty, and construction workers, and topped with a small pine tree.
Wayland Town Crier 11/24/10: Wayland School Committee tackles curriculum, superintendent search. The needs and priorities of the five district schools, an operation review, superintendent search, high school building project and the beginning of the fiscal 2012 budget process are expected to keep school leaders busy in the next few months. To keep residents updated, the School Committee held a public hearing on those topics Monday night.
Wayland Town Crier 11/22/10: Update from Wayland High School Building Committee. The High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Commons conference room at Wayland High School. The following is an overview provided by Chris Semlies of Shawmut Design and Construction regarding construction activities for the coming week: The site will be closed on Thanksgiving Day but we are working on Friday, Nov. 26 and likely on Saturday, Nov. 27. Next week’s work will be similar to the current week, with metal wall framing at Building B and steel erection at Building A. Steel erection at Building B is complete and Building A is progressing rapidly. Those very high steel trusses that you see will support the roof over the new stage! You can also see the sloped steel that will support the audience of the auditorium. The work day for steel erection will extend until 4:30 p.m. typically. Steel deliveries will continue to arrive daily via one to two flat-bed trailers, typically between 8 and 9 a.m. Underground site utility work will continue daily within the construction site. This will involve periodic vibration due to soil compaction equipment. Soils continue to be trucked to and from the gravel pit adjacent to the lacrosse field intermittently, so please be aware of truck traffic in that area. Everyone should keep in mind the gravel pit area is off limits to non-construction personnel. We have posted signage to that effect. Trucking is prohibited after 2:30pm so that students can get to the field. Activities continue related to the construction of the façade mockup near the south wall of the Administration Building. We apologize for any inconvenience resulting from these activities. For more information visit the HSBC’s website.
Boston/SF.com 10/28/10: Wayland High School Project Designed by HMFH Architects Starts Construction. HMFH Architects, a leading architectural firm focused on the design of innovative learning environments, announced that construction has commenced on the new Wayland High School in Wayland, Massachusetts. Slated for completion for the 2012 school year, the $56.2 million project includes 160,000 SF of new construction and 40,000 SF of renovation. KVAssociates is the Owner’s Project Manager and Shawmut Design and Construction is the Construction Manager at Risk (CM-at-Risk) under Massachusetts’s new construction statute. The original Wayland High School was designed and built in the early 1960’s and widely touted for its modern form – a modular, team-teaching, California-style campus of eight buildings. Thirty years after it opened, selected upgrades such as roof replacement, system repairs and new finishes were made to the facility, but the physical condition and the energy performance of the school continued to deteriorate. “This long-awaited project will ensure that the Town of Wayland continues its tradition of excellence in delivering quality education,” said Gary Burton, superintendent of the Wayland Public Schools. “Our Building Committee has been working closely with HMFH Architects since 2004 to define the best ways to modernize our physical facilities so that our already successful school can continue to thrive and excel. We are confident that this construction process will result in a superior new high school.”
Wayland Town Crier 10/13/10: Update from Wayland High School Building Committee. The High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, October 14 at 7pm in the School Committee conference room on the second floor of Town Building. The agenda includes bid results and update on the Wayland High School building project. The community is welcome to attend all HSBC meetings. For more information visit their website. Chris Semlies of Shawmut Design and Construction provides the following construction update for the week of October 11: Erection of structural steel at Building B (Classroom Building) is under way! This work will continue for several weeks. The workday for this activity will extend until 5pm. Underground site utility work will continue daily within the construction site, specifically in the areas closest to the History Building, Administration Building and near the construction trailers. This will involve periodic vibration due to soil compaction equipment. Soils continue to be trucked to and from the gravel pit adjacent to the lacrosse field, so please be aware of truck traffic in that area. Everyone should keep in mind that the gravel pit area is off limits to non-construction personnel. We have posted signage to that effect. Trucking is prohibited after 2:30pm so that students can get to the field. Activities related to the construction of façade mockup continue near the south wall of the Administration Building. We apologize for any inconvenience resulting from these activities.
Wayland Student Press Network 10/8/10: School community adapts to construction. From the beeping and machinery noises in Spanish class, to the mini-earthquakes in early morning psychology, most Wayland High School students and faculty have noticed some form of the construction during their school day. Sounds and vibrations are harmless, but only if they don’t affect the learning and education here at Wayland High School.
Wayland Town Crier 10/5/10: Update from Wayland High School Building Committee. The Wayland High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Wayland Town Building in the small conference room on the second floor. The agenda includes a report on bid results. Shawmut Design and Construction [...]
Wayland Town Crier 9/9/10: Wayland High School building project in full swing. Members of the Wayland community, whether they were students, parents or teachers, arrived at the High School Building Committee (HSBC) update presentation last week with one question in mind. Traffic and parking were the overarching issues of the evening. The atmosphere of the forum was "everything you’ve always wanted to know about the new High School but were afraid to ask" and representatives from all involved parties did their best to answer.
Wayland Town Crier 7/6/10: Update from High School Building Committee. The Wayland High School building project is under way. For details, read this update, and visit the HSBC website.
Wayland Town Crier 6/24/10: History in the making: Groundbreaking for new Wayland High School. Calling it "an extraordinary event in the life of the town," Lea Anderson, chairwoman of the High School Building Committee (HSBC), and other state and local officials celebrated the groundbreaking for the Wayland High School building project on Tuesday. The new school $70.8 million campus, with state reimbursement of up to $25 million, is expected to be ready for the 2012-13 school year. Welcomed by Principal Patrick Tutwiler, speakers at the groundbreaking included Katherine Craven, executive director of the Massachusetts Schools Building Authority (MSBA), and State Rep. Tom Conroy, D-Wayland. Craven spoke of the good working relationship between the state and the HSBC, and that despite the financial condition of the commonwealth, this project was a priority.
WSPN 6/22/10: New high school project breaks ground.
On Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 9am the Town of Wayland will break ground on its long awaited Wayland High School building project at 264 Old Connecticut Path. After nine years of planning by multiple committees, the time has come to put the shovel in the ground. Last November, voters approved the $70.8 million project [...]
The High School Building Committee (HSBC) met on March 11 and welcomed Tom Goemaat and Chris Semlies of Shawmut Design and Construction, the selected construction management firm for the Wayland High School building project. This selection follows an extensive process of soliciting and analyzing qualifications, pre-qualifying firms, reviewing proposals, interviewing candidates, checking references and rating the firms. The Wayland School Committee ratified the recommendation of the HSBC on March 1. The HSBC continued to discuss project permitting. The design and engineering team and peer reviewers are working on the permit applications before the Conservation Commission, Board of Health and Planning Board. The first round of hearings has been held. Steven Millington of HMFH Architects reported the project team is continuing to refine the building and site design. Meetings to review technology and security have been held. In the near future, "working groups" will meet to go over performance space and athletic space.
The next regular meeting of the HSBC is scheduled for Thursday, March 25 at 7 p.m. in the School Committee conference room at the Wayland Town Building. The community is invited to all HSBC meetings. Information is available on the HSBC Web site and at the Wayland Library.
– Submitted by the High School Building Committee
Wayland Student Press Network 2/24/10: Tutwiler: limited parking to be available next year. At a meeting with parents and students this Tuesday, Principal Patrick Tutwiler unveiled plans for limited parking next year: roughly 130 spots for an estimated 195 senior drivers. Earlier this year, Superintendant Gary Burton said there would be no student parking due to construction of the new high school building. However, High School Principal Patrick Tutwiler, working in tandem with Wayland’s public buildings director John Moynihan and dean of students Scott Parseghian, came up with a plan to have limited parking space on campus available to students. Parking is “an important part of the senior experience,” said Tutwiler at the meeting on Tuesday. Tutwiler emphasized that the on-campus parking effort would be “focused 100% on the seniors.”
Wayland Student Press Network 2/4/10: HSBC outlines student parking details and roadmap for construction. Over 75 students piled into L1 on Wednesday, as a part of Winter Week, to hear about the development of the new high school plan and the future of student parking. The session was led by Lea Anderson, the Chairman of High School Building Committee, with the help of Diane Bladon, head of the Wayland High School Parents Organization. Anderson and Bladon led students through a presentation outlining the plans for the new school. The idea for a new high school first emerged more than eight years ago. The need for a new school arose from numerous factors, including the lack of handicap accessibility and overcrowding in the current school. One possible option was renovating the existing school; however, said Anderson, “It is cheaper to build new.”
Wayland Student Press Network 1/3/2010: Construction to close student parking lots. With construction on the new high school expedited from next spring to this summer, students at Wayland High will be losing parking privileges on campus a year earlier than expected. Because current student parking lots will be turned into a construction zone, there will not be an option to purchase a parking space on campus next school year. It is not yet clear if there will be a satellite lot so that students can drive to school.
High School Building Committee Update. The High School Building Committee (HSBC) met on December 3, the first meeting following the November election and special Town Meeting. The HSBC thanked the community for its strong support of the Wayland High School project and committed to continue managing the project in an efficient and open manner.
The HSBC discussed several administrative issues, including contracts for HMFH Architects and KVA (the owner’s project manager). The Project Scope and Budget Agreement has been signed and sent to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA). The Project Funding Agreement is on track to be executed now that MSBA has received certification of the votes.
The HSBC will focus on permitting and town approvals in the near future.
The Office of the Inspector General has approved Wayland’s application to use the Construction Manager at Risk alternative delivery method for the Wayland High School construction project. The HSBC voted unanimously to adopt Chapter 149A Construction Manager at Risk for the project.
Steve Millington of HMFH Architects informed the HSBC that meetings with Wayland High School staff are scheduled for the week of December 7 to continue design development.
The next meeting of the HSBC is scheduled for Thursday, December 17 at 7pm in the School Committee conference room on the second floor of Wayland Town Building.
The community is invited to all HSBC meetings. For more information visit the HSBC website or go to the Wayland Library.
– Submitted by the High School Building Committee
The High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. in the School Committee conference room on the second floor of the Town Building. The agenda will include continued discussion on construction manager at risk and setting goals for the next phase of the project. For ongoing information [...]
Boston Globe 11/22/09: Wayland Town Meeting OK’s tax hike to pay for new high school. Wayland Town Meeting voters paved the way last week for a new $70.8 million high school and kept the door open for a 372,500-square-foot town center project. School officials hope to break ground on the high school by the spring [...]
Metrowest Daily News 11/19/09: Wayland Town Meeting approves High School project; Town Center in jeopardy. Nine years after school officials in Wayland began lobbying to build a new High School, and following the defeat of two previous proposals, residents at Wednesday night’s special Town Meeting voted overwhelmingly to endorse funds for the $70.8 million construction [...]
Wayland Town Crier 11/17/09: Decisive victory for High School project at polls; Town Meeting next. With state reimbursement of up to $25 million, Wayland voters did a turnaround at the ballot on Tuesday on a new $70.8 million High School, approving the measure by a decisive 2,602 to 1,115, compared with a previous vote in [...]
Boston Globe 11/17/09: $71m Wayland High project clears first big test. Voters in Wayland overwhelmingly approved a property tax override ballot question Tuesday that may lead to the construction of a new $71 million high school in the western suburb. Related Articles:School Committee Q&A (Mar 30, 2011) Local towns get money back for special election [...]
Results of today's voting in the High School ballot question are in, with 70% of the voters approving the question, with wide margins in all four precincts. Results below are unofficial at this time. The total tally was 2602-1115. Results by precinct are as follows: Precinct 1 Precinct 2 Precinct 3 Precinct 4 Total [...]
The Boston Globe 11/16/09: Rockland voters back $86m school. Despite the sputtering economy, seven area communities this fall are plunging ahead with campaigns to raise property taxes for multimillion-dollar school construction projects. Rockland residents yesterday voted 2,092 to 942 to raise property taxes to build an $86 million middle and high school, approving the second [...]
On November 17th, Wayland residents will be asked to vote on the following question: “Shall the Town of Wayland be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition two-and-one-half, so called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds issued in order to expand and modernize Wayland High School?” On the next night, November [...]
The Town will be asked to approve three articles which are part of our financial plan at the November 18th Special Town Meeting: expenditure for a new high school building, modification of the existing zoning for the Mixed Use Overlay District (MUOD or “Town Center”), and passage of the local option meals excise. The Finance Committee [...]
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