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SCC, Vineland Educators Dedicate New Wallace Middle School

Vineland, NJ (September 16, 2006) - Vineland School District and New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation (SCC) officials held a dedication and grand opening today for the new Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School, which will help ease overcrowding and enhance academic achievement for students from 6th through 8th grades

The ribbon-cutting ceremony, attended by students, parents, residents and city and state officials, was followed by a tour of the school at Mill and Almond roads.

The Wallace School and Pauline J. Petway Elementary School are the first new educational facilities built in this Cumberland County community since 1976. Wallace School, with 562 students, and Petway School, with 556 students, opened Sept. 11.

"The dedication of this beautiful new school is an absolutely wonderful way to begin my service as superintendent of schools," said Charles Ottinger, who assumed his duties earlier in the week.

"This is a school that will provide a superb environment for our children, their families, and our staff for many years into the future. Many people have worked very hard for a long time to make this dream into a reality, and the results are truly spectacular," Ottinger said.

Scott Weiner, Transitional CEO of SCC, stated, "The n ew Wallace and Petway schools are examples of what consistent communication and effective collaboration among the SCC, the Vineland School District and Department of Education can accomplish to benefit the students and the community."

The two-story 119,380-square-foot school includes 18 general classrooms, six science labs, six special education classrooms, music and art areas, computer and technology labs, speech classroom, occupational/physical therapy area, cafeteria, media center/library and gym.

The school was designed by Manders/Merighi Associates and built by Stanker/Galetto and Ray Angelini. URS Corporation managed the project for the SCC.

 

 
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