May River High School holds groundbreaking ceremony for CTE addition

BLUFFTON – School officials, students, Board of Education members, and community supporters celebrated the beginning of construction on a new Career and Technology Education (CTE) addition, one of the district’s construction projects funded through the bond referendum approved by county voters in November 2023.

The 20,000 square foot addition extends the existing CTE wing to the east, doubling the footprint. In addition to three classrooms for future emerging technologies, new labs include advanced automotive, welding and advanced welding and are infused with innovative robotic technologies.  The Air Force JROTC portion of the addition includes two connected classrooms and storage. The existing courtyard will be renovated to provide a concrete marching area for the JROTC program.

“This project is made possible from the referendum approved by voters in November of 2023,” said Superintendent Frank Rodriguez. He expressed gratitude for having significant community support in support of students. “This new addition will support expanding CTE programs such as welding, automotive, nursing, and robotics to provide students the tools and skills needed to succeed in the modern workforce.” 

Sumpter, S.C. based Thompson Turner is the contractor for the renovations and the designer of record is Quackenbush Architects based in Columbia, S.C.   

All referendum projects and expenditures are being independently monitored by the Citizen-Led Oversight Committee.

 

 

BCSD Board members, administrators, and students break ground on the new May River High School CTE addition

 

Supporting video footage: https://youtu.be/X6juLLeKFzQ