HHS2 Updates

After the Harrisonburg City School Board voted to suspend the construction of the second high school eight months ago, HCPS superintendent Dr. Michael Richards, Executive Director of Operations and School Safety Craig Mackail and HCPS officials hope to resume construction in the upcoming months.  “[The progress of the new high school] is a big question and a very important one. On Jan. 8, the Harrisonburg Educat...

Students, school staff and community members packed the city council chambers on Jan. 23. The topic was the construction of a new high school to solve overcrowding. Ultimately, the council would vote to build, but two years later than the school board had proposed. This means the second Harrisonburg High School is scheduled to open in 2023. An atmosphere of anxious anticipation fell on the chambers as th...