CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS PICTURES  (11/27/07 - 6/30/08)

Due to favorable weather conditions, construction began on March 31, 2008.  Groundbreaking ceremonies took place on April 7 & 11.  Construction will continue throughout the summer, and while originally targeted for completion by the time classes resume at the end of August, due to a very rainy first part of the summer is now targeted for early- to mid- September.

Scroll down to follow our progress throughout the spring & summer!  In addition, a weekly progress report from our on-sight foreman, Dan Abts with A.C.E. Construction, may be viewed by clicking here.


     
11/27/07  Moving Electical Transformer
     
11/27/07  Trenching for Electrical Utilities
    
     
3/31/08  Construction began a week ahead of schedule with the removal of the south parking lot.
     
4/2/08  The excavation area after the parking lot is removed.
    
     
4/7/08  Workers place forms to pour cement footings.
     

4/7/08  GROUNDBREAKING.  Pastors from the Federation congregations broke ground on behalf of their 11,000 members.

    
     
4/7/08  Ceremonial groundbreaking shovels for each Federation congregation.
     
4/7/08  MLHS Board Chairman Rich Lierman with his three grandchildren currently attending MLHS:  Joe, Alexa, and Nolan.
    
     
4/8/08Footings are completed around the south and east sections of the addition.
     
4/11/08  Principals from the 13 Federation grade schools broke ground in the student commons before their students in our second ceremony.
    
     
4/11/08  Wet weather moved this ceremony for the 850 grade schoolers on hand into our commons.
     
4/11/08  850 grade schoolers from throughout the Federation schools stayed after the groundbreaking ceremony for MLHS' spring musical production of Cinderella.
    
     
4/14/08  Fill is being brought in to provide a stable base for the Music Center addition.
     
4/14/08  The east parking lot now serves as a staging area for construction materials.
    
     

4/15/08  An old fuel oil tank was discovered during excavation.  The tank had been legally abandoned around 1990.

     
4/15/08  The east walls are beginning to take shape.
    
     
4/16/08  Footings are dug outside the south wall of stage.  Progress on east exterior walls.
     
4/18/08  Block on south walls are filled with concrete.
    
     
4/21  Footings are poured for west walls.
     
4/21  Lots of activity on the site all at once as remaining footings are poured.
    
     
4/23  Foundation is back-filled and compacted.
     
4/24  Interior wall footings are framed and poured.
    
     
4/28  Exterior walls continue to rise and interior walls begin.
     
5/1  View from the South East corner as block for interior walls is delivered.
    
     
5/5  View from current roof as steel supports lowered into place.
     
5/6  View from the South West as steel supports affixed to exterior of existing building.
    
     
5/8  Interior hallway walls completed.
     
5/9  Spancrete lowers decking into place via crane.
    
     
5/9  John Wentker w/ Spancrete, MLHS '73, works onsight as decking sections are laid into place.
     
5/13  Decking complete above main floor hallways, practice rooms & offices; west exterior wall nears completion.
    
     

5/15  Scaffolding in place for masons constructing interior walls.

     
5/16  Masonry & florring work being done to construct practice rooms.
    
     
5/21  View from SE corner looking back as the addition is tied to the back of the gym & stage area.
     
5/27  Roof joists being lifted into place.
    
     
5/29  Flooring is almost entirely poured, while roof joists are being installed and masonry block for interior walls is delivered by lift.
     
6/2  Exterior brickwork is applied to the west side of the addition.  The brickis the same color as the rest of the school, with horizontal darker striping to match the 2004 commons addition.
    
     
6/6  A view of the inside as interior walls are constructed.
     
6/9  Interior cement flooring is completed, with interior lots of work ready to begin.
    
     
6/11  Exterior brick is completed on the west side of the addition...
     
6/11  ... and scaffolding is moved to begin brickwork on the south wall.
    
     
6/14  Remaining roof rafter are in place.  Note the curved interior wall designed to improved accoustics.
     
6/16  This second story (necessary to tie in the higher roof lines of the existing stage and new band/choir rooms) above the hallway and practice rooms will provide much-needed storage.  (For scale, note the ladder in the middle of the picture.)
    
     
6/16  A lift was installed to connect the new addition with the back of the existing stage to help move pianos, organs, drama sets, etc.
     
6/17  The first door is punched through on the second floor connecting the new addition with the old band room.
    
     
6/17  Asbestos floor & ceiling tile were removed in the old band room.  This space will be remodeled for art classrooms to move those out of the basement.
     

6/17  The second floor hallway also had the asbestos floor tile removed as part of this year's "Extreme Makeover" project funded by the annual Sunday Showcase auction event.

    
     
6/23  Crafts Roofing of Manitowoc on site.
     
6/24  The old band room is remodeled for new art classroom, and connected to the new addition.
    



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