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A plan for a Regional Aquatic Center at Rogers High School is
currently under design. If approved, the current Rogers Aquatic Center will be expanded,
and a second 25-yard pool will be added to support the needs of all Puyallup
students, staff, and the community.
The aquatic center is not included in the proposed high
school improvements bond, which will go before voters on November 5, 2019. Rather, due to diligent oversight of funds, the
aquatic center will be funded by state match funds from junior high
improvements and cost savings from the 2015 bond is proposed to finance the construction. These funds can only be used for capital
projects.
However, the high school improvements bond is key to
achieving the aquatics center plan.
• The proposed bond would add permanent classroom
space in a controlled access building at Rogers, thus providing the opportunity
to remove 16 aging portables from the aquatic center expansion area.
• The proposed bond provides for a new
athletic/fitness facility at Puyallup High School. In order to complete these
improvements, including a new auxiliary gym, the plans include the eventual
removal of the pool which has significant problems and is costly to maintain.
• The Puyallup High School pool would remain in
use during the construction of the aquatic center.
• The estimated completion of the aquatic center
is 3-5 years.
Providing regional athletic facilities to support students across
the district has been a part of the long-term Citizens Facilities Advisory
Committee plan which began in 2012. Sparks Stadium supports the district’s
football, soccer, and track activities. A Regional Gymnastics Center will be constructed
at Emerald Ridge if the proposed bond is approved.
“The high school improvements bond would provide us an
opportunity to do these projects,” says Chief Operations Officer Mario Casello.
“We would not remove the Puyallup High School swimming pool without the new additional
pool to create our district wide aquatic center.”
Learn
more about the High School Facility Improvements Bond.