The official groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 1 of the East Shore Middle School Improvement Project will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 at the school beginning at 4:00 p.m.
The project incorporates three phases, overall, which include:
- New 8-classroom wing (additional 9,858 sq. ft.)
- New music instruction area (additional 4,829 sq. ft.)
- New media center (additional 4,141 sq. ft.)
- Expanded cafeteria (2,183 sq. ft)
- Refurbished surrounding landscape areas (walkways, courtyard space, etc.)
The group is expected to move outdoors (weather permitting) shortly after 4:00 p.m. to proceed with the formal groundbreaking.
Comments will be delivered at that time by Mayor Benjamin Blake, Dr. Elizabeth E. Feser (Superintendent of Schools), Bill Silver (President, Silver Petrucelli and Associates), and Matthew Woods (Chairman, Permanent Schools Committee, Milford).
Gregory Raucci (President, Bismark Construction) will also be on hand. Artistic renditions of the final look of the project will also be on display.
Light refreshments will be served in the media center following the outdoor ceremony.
Historical Background:
Seabreeze Elementary School was built and completed in 1952 on the parcel located at 240 Chapel Street, Milford. The original building occupied 26,689 sq. ft. and served students in Grades K-8.
In 1991, the district adopted a middle school model, thus converting and renaming Seabreeze to East Shore Middle School. The school serves students living in the eastern portion of the city in Grades 6-8. [During the same period, Kay Avenue Elementary became West Shore Middle School; Central Grammar Elementary became Harborside Middle School].
Over the years, East Shore has benefitted from three large-scale remodeling/addition projects, bringing its current size to 60,780 sq. ft. The construction project poised to begin this month will bring an additional 21,011 sq. ft. to the school’s operating space.
