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New high school almost done Emily Ridlington Northern News Services Published Monday, May 30, 2011
"We're getting close to moving into our new school very soon," said Tim Hoyt, principal at Nuiyak School which has approximately 325 students. He estimates there are 150 students in elementary who will stay in the old school and 175 students in Grade 7 to Grade 12 will be moving to the new school. The current school at 2,400 square metres is overcrowded. This was the main reason the new high school, which will be 2,600 square metres, was constructed. Qajaq Paatsaali will have many features the current school does not have. "One of the nicest things is that it will have a place for computer studies and a library," said Barry Cornthwaite, manager of capital planning for the Department of Education. The 12-classroom school will have a full-size gymnasium with a stage, a kitchen, multipurpose room, small engine repair and metalwork shop, along with a stainless steel skin room. "I've only been here the last 11 years, we've never had a library or kitchen as they always been used as classrooms," said Hoyt. The woodworking shop will stay open at Nuiyak. The school will have nine full-time staff, three administrative staff, including Hoyt, who will serve as principal, plus four support staff. Cornthwaite said the building is ready and Northwestel is scheduled to come and install the phones by June 1. Aside from that, the staff is waiting for furniture. Some of the furniture, such as desks, are coming in on regular flights, but heavier items will come in by sealift over the summer, he said. "We are recommending students start in the fall," said Cornthwaite. Hoyt and the students will have to wait to move into their new home. "We'll try to make the move now so when we come back in September we're already in there," he said. The contract for the project was awarded on May 14, 2009 to Almiq Construction. The budget for the project was $17 million and Cornthwaite said it is coming in under budget.
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