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A 66-year-old Albuquerque middle school campus is getting a long-awaited makeover.

Staff at Harrison Middle School in Albuquerque鈥檚 South Valley on Thursday unveiled the first phase of what will eventually be a complete remodel of the school. The 54,480-square-foot new construction includes a new cafeteria, gym and kitchen, in addition to new facilities for the school鈥檚 band, orchestra, drama and art programs.

The old cafeteria was in such dire straits that on the last day of the school year in May, the ceiling in the girls鈥� bathroom collapsed, said Principal Jessica Adviento-Mackey.

鈥淚t was needed,鈥� she said.

The project was funded by $30.3 million in general obligation bonds approved by voters in the 2021 election, along with matched dollars from the state. Funding for remodels on the remainder of the school will appear on the ballot in years to come, according to Kizito Wijenje, executive director of the capital master plan at Albuquerque Public Schools.

About half of the 140 campuses at APS are 40 years or older, Wijenje said, and even though enrollment is down districtwide, the infrastructure is in need of repair.

鈥淲e鈥檙e rebuilding the schools, and we鈥檙e probably rebuilding them on a smaller footprint because we have less kids,鈥� he said. 鈥淏ut we鈥檙e consolidating and updating them for things like HVAC, security and IT.鈥�

Remodels are in progress or about to begin at Hubert Humphrey and Valle Vista elementary schools and Taylor and Van Buren middle schools, Wijenje said.

鈥淔or this particular space, being able to redesign some of the creative areas of learning, the cafeteria, the gym, just kind of brings a breath of fresh air to the school,鈥� APS Superintendent Gabriella Dur谩n Blakey told the Journal on Thursday.

Adviento-Mackey said the rebuild has been 鈥渆xciting鈥� for the South Valley community.

Some of her students鈥� fathers worked on the project, which is 鈥渘ot only a new school for the students, but is also paying for the jobs of our families,鈥� she said.

鈥淚t just shows that we鈥檙e not forgotten,鈥� Adviento-Mackey said. 鈥淓ven though we鈥檙e back here at the end of a back road, right against the bosque, we鈥檙e here, and we鈥檙e doing great things, and hopefully people will remember that.鈥�

Natalie Robbins covers education for the Journal. You can reach her at nrobbins@abqjournal.com.