Summary

Size:

275,000 sq. ft.

Type:

Education

Budget:

$27.2 Million

Date Completed:

08/01/1999

Description

Van Singel Fine Arts Center, the focal point of its integration in the new high school, benefits not only the students, but also the West Michigan arts community as a whole. Equipped with powerful lighting, dimming, rigging, and sound capabilities, the 6,000 square foot, proscenium-arched stage is used for a variety of performing arts events - including Off-Broadway shows.

The school's art facilities encourage skill development in drawing and painting, drama, vocal or instrumental music, photography and videography. A Macintosh-equipped graphic arts/multi-media lab further fuels the artistic talents of the students.

More than 70 miles of video, audio, data and voice cabling were used to operate the school's breakthrough technology, which permits room-to-room conferencing and distant learning. Each classroom is equipped with television cameras and monitors, controlled by the instructor through touch-screen technology from a multimedia workstation.

Schedule: High School: August 1996 – September 1998
Pool: October 1997 – August 1999

Capacity: 925 Students

Performing Arts Center: Seating for 800, Orchestra Pit, 6,000 SF stage floor, Lighting, Dimming and Rigging Systems

Pool: 8 lanes – seating for 300

Indoor Gymnasium: Full 3-station Main Gym – Seating for 2500
Auxiliary Gym – Seating for 350

Outdoor Facilities: Practice Football Field
Soccer Field
Softball Diamonds

Technology: Classroom Resource Management System
District-Wide Television Studio
Learning Lab for Group Instruction