School District #62 (Sooke)

New Schools – SD62

Royal Bay Secondary Featured In City of Colwood Article

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The City of Colwood has written an article featuring Royal Bay Secondary.

“With the exterior structure 98% complete, Royal Bay Secondary School on the oceanfront in Colwood is attracting a lot of attention. What do people working on the project say about it? Exceptional project…great teamwork…community minded…exceeding expectations.”

Read more to discover what makes Royal Bay Secondary School a unique project.

Left to Right: New Schools Project Manger Dave Lockyer, Colwood Communications Manager Sandra Russell, Project Manager Rick Woznoski, Principal Wendy Beadall, Board Char Wendy Hobbs

Left to Right: SD62 New Schools Project Director Dave Lockyer, Colwood Communications Manager Sandra Russell, Royal Bay Site Superintendent Rick Wenzoski, Royal Bay Secondary Principal Wendy Beadall and Sooke Board Chair Wendy Hobbs tour the new school.

Left to Right: City of Colwood Communications Manager Sandra Russell, Windy Beadall Principal Royal Bay, and Board Chair Wendy Hobbs stand beside the rooftop basketball court.

Left to Right: City of Colwood Communications Manager Sandra Russell, Royal Bay Secondary Principal Windy Beadall, and Sooke Board Chair Wendy Hobbs stand beside the rooftop basketball court.

A Year In Review

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It has been one year since ground first broke on the new high schools in SD62 and construction at Royal Bay and Belmont Secondary continues to be on time and on budget. The new high schools are halfway through the two-year build process.

Belmont Secondary, situated between Glen and Langford Lake is 80% structurally complete. By October, the roof is expected to be finished and by November Belmont will be mostly locked down with windows and doors installed. Finishing work on the school will begin in the new year. Belmont is built for 1,200 students and features one large gymnasium that can be split into two full-sized playing courts, a neighbourhood learning centre for day care and post-secondary classrooms, seven science labs and one multipurpose lab, and a theatre with seating for 300 people. Belmont is built to LEED Gold certification. Yellowridge Construction Ltd. was awarded the contract for the $53.9 million dollar school in June 2013.

 

Royal Bay Secondary, with its views of the Pacific Ocean is 98% structurally complete. The new high school will be 75% sealed within the next week, and the walls are 60% framed. Finishing work will begin the end of September, which includes dry wall, flooring, cabinets, and light fixtures and will continue over the next year. The asphalt rubber track will have its asphalt poured within the next month. Royal Bay features a teaching kitchen, theatre seated for 350 people, rooftop basketball court, asphalt rubber track, and neighbourhood learning centres. D.G.S. Construction was awarded the contract for the $40.8 million dollar school in June 2013.

 

 

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Trade Students Help Build New High Schools

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Trades Awareness Skills and Knowledge students, left, Jeff Smith, middle, Will Clearwater, and right, Brennan McEwan, are working on the construction of the Royal Bay Secondary School in Colwood.

Trades training is a critical component of the high school experience. The Sooke School district has put a lot of energy and resources into making the trades programs some of the most efficient and forward thinking programs in the province.

T.A.S.K – Trades Awareness Skills and Knowledge – is an educational partnership between SD62 and Camosun College. The program allows students to explore a variety of trades including: Form Work, Framing, Floor Construction, Roof Construction, Plumbing, Sheet Metal and Electrical. The credits go towards high school graduation and can also be transferred to a trades training certificate.

Recent graduates and students of the T.A.S.K. and Belmont Residential Construction programs are working on the sites of the new Royal Bay and Belmont secondary schools. Seven students in total are busy learning new skills and sharpening old ones at the Royal Bay site. Students are working for Pitt Meadows Plumbing, Glenco Electric, DGS Construction, and Imperial Welding. There are two students working with Yellowridge Construction at the new Belmont site.

Royal Bay is looking to model the trade success Belmont has had by creating shop space and possibly trade academies. Royal Bay has a unique opportunity being located in a new housing development that has yet to be built. The school is currently working on creating partnerships with the developer, which would eventually see students working in apprenticeships with the builders.

All students in the program receive their OFA Level 1, Fall Protection, CSTS, and Hilti certifications while in the program.

Watch CTV’s story

Read the Times Colonist’s article

Read the Gold Stream Gazette’s article

New Schools Construction Updates

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Belmont Secondary

Construction work at the Belmont Secondary site continues to be on time and on budget. The gymnasium floor, which will house the Belmont Bulldogs, has been poured. The second floor of the two-storey building is also prepped and partially poured, and the multi purpose staircase is underway.

 

Belmont Gym Floor Poured

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Royal Bay Secondary

Construction work at the Royal Bay Secondary site continues to be on time and on budget. The steel framework for the three-storey building is in place and the first flour is poured. Mechanical and electrical work is currently being installed on all floors. The steel roof is being framed over the theatre, which will hold up to 350 students.

 

Royal Bay & Theatre Framework

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Enjoy the construction photos that appear here in the home section. Each construction update is also available under  the schools’ tabs. For example, click on Royal Bay’s drop down menu and you will see Royal Bay Construction.

Royal Bay Secondary School Information Meeting

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Parents/Guardians of students who are attending or have attended Dunsmuir Middle School or who may be interested in learning more about Royal Bay Secondary are invited to attend an information session. This will be held at Dunsmuir Middle School on Monday, April 7th at 6:30 p.m. in the lunchroom. Following this presentation, there will be an inaugural Parent Advisory Council meeting for any parents who would like to stay and attend.  If you have any questions, please email Windy Beadall, Principal of Royal Bay Secondary at wbeadall@sd62.bc.ca

Belmont Secondary Reaches 2nd Floor

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GOOD QUALITY

Belmont Secondary is 20% complete. The pouring of the second floor is in process and the exterior walls will be completed in the spring. Over the next two weeks construction crews are going to pour the slabs for the gym and shop areas which are located at the back of the building. As the weather warms up, civil work will continue on the site to define the fields, and all drainage and underground works that go into servicing the property. Belmont Secondary is on time and on budget.