2020 EDUCATION MAGAZINE

2020 Education Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS FEBRUARY 20, 2020 Page 25 According to Lamkey, a reception area, guidance counselor’s office, principal’s office, conference room, nurse’s room, and a workroom will all make up the new offices located on the Spring Street side of the building. The 2006 addition will remain the same. “It might get a fresh coat of paint but it’s not going to be anything different,” he said. That area includes the cafeteria, kitchen, and various classrooms. Sports fans can look forward to a new main lobby entrance beginning next fall. The existing lobby located on Spring Street will get a whole new look, says Lamkey. The current lobby houses the trophy cases and serves as the main entrance to the 1963 gymnasium. A fresh look is long overdue and the details are yet to be finalized, but there is still time. “Right now we are trying to figure out how we are going to do the trophies because this whole lobby is going to get redone,” said Lamkey. “It’s going to have a whole new look from floor to ceiling. We feel like we need to update our trophy cases but that’s pretty costly. We are trying to find an efficient way to do that.” The new high school addition will also feature more areas for data and computer storage, a custodian’s closet and a training room. The new training room will be big enough for a batting cage as well as weight machines. “There will be glass windows going across to make it look like you’re walking into a real gym,” said Lamkey. There is also a new Athletic Director’s Office and more locker rooms located near the new training room. The second floor will feature restrooms, a staff lounge, staff workroom, technology room and a media center. Lamkey is excited about the media center. “It will kind of be set up like a college lounge where there will be different work areas all around in different settings, some tables and some sofas,” he said. “It’s really going to be a bunch of different learning areas within the Media Center. This will also serve as our library area.” The floor plan for eight new classrooms also facilitates cooperative learning opportunities. Between each two new classrooms is a shared a space. “These rooms will be set up with a television and other media and computer technology, so when kids are collaborating, working on projects or doing things together, it is a shared room that both teachers can have,” Lamkey said. By way of an example, the Continued p