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Bethesda Chevy Chase High School Addition

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

B-CC High School Hosts Final Work Session for Addition to Its Campus

Three designs to be presented to the school board will be judged based on price and feedback.

Parents of former, current and future students of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School came together on Nov. 28 to examine a feasibility study of three designs for an addition to the high school that would increase the school enrollment by about 28 percent—to 2,400 students. They had the opportunity to provide feedback that will be incorporated into the designs to be submitted to the Montgomery County School Board. Construction for the addition is expected to last up to two years and must be completed by August 2017, according to Smolen Emr Ilkovitch Architects Project Manager Gary Mosesman. Although the number of students at the high school is projected to increase to 2,200 students in five years, the plans make enough space for 2,400 …

Thursday, November 8, 2012

B-CC High School Proposed Addition Would Expand Capacity to 2,400 Students

The "most efficient" concept so far, architects say, is one in which a four-story addition would be located at the front of the building.

First, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase school cluster's elementary schools needed expansion.  Then, discussions about building a new middle school began. Now, it's the high school's turn, and an addition to Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School to increase the school's capacity to 2,400 students is under discussion, Bethesda Patch reported. The Montgomery County Council already has approved partial funding for the project, in order to coordinate subdivision development in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase area with school growth, Bethesda Patch said. The school currently serves just over 1,800 students, according to the school's website. Enrollment is "projected to grow to almost 2,200 students by the 2017–2018 school year," according to the official meeting …

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