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Neptune Twp., NJ (October 20, 2005) - Students, parents, teachers and community leaders gathered today to celebrate the addition and renovations to Neptune Middle School and Gables Elementary School at a Dedication and Open House held by Neptune Township School District and New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation (SCC). A ribbon-cutting ceremony was followed by tours of the facilities, which are part of a major district-wide expansion program.
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The $19.1 million projects, funded and managed by the SCC, added a three-story 43,150-square-foot science wing and renovations to the existing 73,100-square-foot Middle School, accommodating 1,000 students in grades 6th through 8th, and renovated the adjacent 53,500-square-foot Gables School, which houses 500 pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade students.
The Middle School includes 85 new and refurbished classrooms, science and technology labs, labs, a cafetorium and gym. Upgrades to the Gables School include a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning system and lighting. The schools are located off Heck Avenue on the same campus as Neptune High School, which also is being expanded and renovated.
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Middle School New Media Center
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David Crutcher, SCC Communications Director, said, “We at the SCC are proud to be able to play a part in this project and thank you for including us here today. The State is only one component of a dedicated group without whose support these projects would not have been completed: Mayor Thomas Catley, former Superintendent Michael Lake and current Superintendent David Mooij, the members of the Neptune Township Board of Education—and many others. This partnership has built something truly important, something not measured in bricks and mortar – this partnership has helped create a very bright tomorrow for many of the children of Neptune Township.
At the dedication, district officials said the Neptune Middle and Gables Elementary School projects marked major steps toward completing the Board of Education’s plans to renovate and expand every facility within the district and build two new schools. Projects completed by the SCC in the district’s $200 million five-year plan include the Neptune Early Childhood Center, Neptune High School Annex and Shark River Hills Elementary School.
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Neptune Middle School Chorus
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Gables Kindergarten Students
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