Capital Levy Update Video

Outdoor Athletic and Activity Levy Improvements Video Update with Superintendent Smith

VIDEO

Recently Superintendent Dr. Wade Smith traveled to the sites being improved as part of the historic Capital Levy to produce a video with updates and footage of the projects.

Walla Walla Public Schools is pleased to announce that many of the outdoor athletic and activity facilities projects, included in the Outdoor Capital Levy approved by voters in February, are ahead of schedule. In partnership with Hellas Construction, one of the nation’s leading sports field construction companies, the district has its sights set on completing many of the improvements this summer. A number of local contractors will be tapped by Hellas to assist in the significant civil, electrical and site improvements associated with the turf fields, track improvements and lighting upgrades.

Slated to be completed by early fall on the Wa-Hi campus are the 8 new tennis courts, JROTC "Raider" obstacle course, both artificial turf fields and field lights. The Klicker Track at Wa-Hi will be resurfaced and the safer track throwing events area will be developed north of the existing track. The new track at Pioneer Middle School is also scheduled to be completed by September, along with the repair and resurfacing of the Garrison Middle School track. Lights at both the softball and baseball fields at Murr Sports Park are estimated to be finished by winter. The Wa-Hi football team will play at Borleske Stadium this upcoming season for the last time before transitioning to the Wa-Hi campus in the Fall 2025, a year prior to earlier projections.

Once the bulk of the field, court and track improvements are completed the district will begin transitioning into the second phase of the projects, focusing on bleachers, restrooms and other site improvements. The improved construction phasing will have WWPS wrapping up all of the voter-approved projects by fall of 2025, one full school year ahead of original schedule.