WHITELAND, Ind. – The Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation Board of Trustees is breaking ground this Monday, November 6, at 10 a.m., for what will be a five-phase $235 million-dollar Whiteland High School construction project.
There will be a new three-story Academic Area with dozens of new classrooms, updated cafeteria and kitchen areas, a Student Activity Center, and a Performing Arts Center with supporting instructional spaces for band, choir, and drama students. The project also includes a new Aquatic Center as well as the renovation and repurposing of several athletic areas.
“One of the best things about this project is the safety and security it adds for our students and staff at the high school,” says CPCSC Superintendent, Dr. Timothy Edsell. “All students will be in one building with more safe and secure entrances and with better supervision capabilities.”
School Board President, Dave Thompson, a former teacher and coach at Whiteland, says the main purpose of the project is to prepare for expected growth over the next ten to fifteen years. “Homes and businesses are going up all around the school district and we need to have the space ready for the students that will come here over the next decade,” says Thompson. He adds that the modernization of the high school will allow for the programs and STEM technology needed to prepare students for future success.
Skillman Corporation is leading the construction project and Skillman Executive, Dan King said, We’re fortunate to have a great team on this build that includes Lancer Associates Architecture.”
Based on current debt projections the school district can carry out this project without increasing property taxes. The entire project is expected to be completed in late 2027.