Last month saw the start of grading work to prepare the foundation for the new Denny International Middle School and the new galleria. The contractor removed the remaining portables and the new gas service was turned on.

This month, July, work will continue on the foundation, utilities and the retaining walls, according to Pauline Sugarman, project assistant - for the Building Excellence Community Outreach for Seattle Public Schools. Work will begin on the commissioning of the new boiler
as well as the installation of the improvements to Chief Sealth including electrical and mechanical upgrades to the classrooms.

A modernized Chief Sealth High School is scheduled to open in fall 2010. A new Denny International Middle School is set to open in the winter of 2011.

Sugarman warned that parents or neighbors of the school may be impacted by the sights and sounds of construction.

Visit the Seattle Public Schools Building Excellence  BEX Web site to see
construction photos, news, updates and more to keep you up-to-date on the construction progress.

Please contact the Denny/Chief Sealth project manager, Robert Evans, at (206) 658-2731 or email at   revans@heery.com with any questions or concerns regarding the construction project.