About the Project
- Construction at Westonka High School began in April 2025 and is scheduled to be complete in fall 2026. This transformative project will redesign nearly the entire school, optimizing spaces to better meet the needs of today’s students.
- Interior upgrades will revitalize the 1971 building, incorporating thoughtful design improvements and modern finishes throughout.
- The scope includes four additions to the building: expanded classrooms, a redesigned student services and administration area, a new weight room/fitness facility, and an expanded cafeteria. The expanded classroom space will allow for right-sizing undersized classrooms and will accommodate new vocational programming. The new fitness area will double as a storm shelter, enhancing safety for students, staff and visitors.
- The project also includes a comprehensive overhaul of the building’s mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems, including the installation of a new mechanical mezzanine.
- Exterior work includes the demolition of the existing tennis courts to expand the parking lot, reconfiguring traffic flow for improved safety and efficiency, as well as utility upgrades and pavement work. The high school stadium project is currently in the design phase, with construction expected to begin in spring 2026.
Construction Phasing Schedule
Ground Breaking
Construction Updates
Work in June
Exterior Envelope (Phase 3)
- Substantial completion
Site Work (Phase 1)
- Cement stabilize subgrade
Site Work (Phase 2)
- Demo road and curbs
- Install water service
- Grading for infiltration pond
Site Work (Phase 3)
- Demo parking lot
- Install water service
- Install storm service
- Install storm basin
- Level subgrade
Site Work (Phase 4)
- Demo road and curbs
- Install water service
- Install storm sewer
- Install grading
Site Work (Phase 5)
- Demo road and crubs
- Install water service
Gym (Phase 6)
- Painting
- Install doors and hardware
- Install MEP overhead finishes
Existing Admin (Phase 7)
- Paint
- MEP rough-in
- Framing
- Drywall and taping
Bathroom (Phase 8)
- Install CMU
- Framing
- MEP rough-in
- Drywall and taping
- Begin tile Installation
LRC, School Store (Phase 8)
- Shoring
- Demo above
TV Studio (Phase 9)
- Demolition
- Sawcutting
- MEP underground
- MEP rough-ins
- Framing
- Install ceiling grid
- Paint
- MEP finishes
- Flooring and finishes
- Doors/frames/hardware
Woodshop, Fabrication, Robotics (Phase 9)
- Abatement
- Demolition
- Sawcutting
- MEP underground
- Concrete pourback
- MEP rough-ins
- Framing
- Install CMU
Arts, Band, Choir (Phase 9)
- Abatement
- Demolition
- Framing
- Masonry Patch
- MEP rough-ins
- Paint
- Install ceiling grid
- Doors, frames, and hardware
Cafeteria (Phase 9)
- Abatement
- Demolition
- Install CMU
- MEP rough-ins
Little Theater (Phase 10)
- Demo ramp and stairs outside theater
- Shoring to penthouse
- Demo penthouse floor
LL Storm Shelter (Phase 11)
- Install shoring
Boiler Room
- Install Boilers
- Mechanical rough-in
Upcoming Work in July
Site Work (Red, Phase 2)
- Install underground electrical
- Install curbs
- Install base course
Site Work (Blue, Phase 3)
- Grading
- Install curbs
- Install underground electrical
- Install area drains
- Install concrete walks
- Install base course
- Install wear course
Site Work (Purple, Phase 4)
- Install underground electrical
- Install curbs
- Install base course
Gym (Phase 6)
- Overhead gym equipment (North half)
- Overhead gym equipment (South half)
- Install doors and hardware
- Install gym floor
Existing Admin (Phase 7)
- Paint
- Ceiling grid install
- MEP finishes
Bathroom (Phase 8)
- Tile
- Install ceilings
- MEP finishes
- Doors and hardware
LRC, School Store (Phase 8)
- Framing
- CMU framing
- MEP rough-in
- Drywall/tape
TV Studio (Phase 9)
- Concrete pourback
- Framing
- Install ceiling grid
- Paint
- MEP finishes
- Flooring and finishes
- Doors/frames/hardware
Woodshop, Fabrication, Robotics (Phase 9)
- MEP finishes
- Flooring
- Casework install
- Doors, frames, and hardware
- Machine shop setup
- Glass and glazing
- Pad out ceilings
- Final clean
Arts, Band, Choir (Phase 9)
- Paint
- Flooring
- Pad out ceilings
- Final clean
Cafeteria (Phase 9)
- MEP rough-ins
- Paint
- Install ceiling grid
- Install overhead coiling doors
- MEP finishes
- Flooring
Little Theater (Phase 10)
- Remove shoring
- Pourback concrete ramp (common area)
- Concrete ramp and stairs (interior)
- Framing
LL Storm Shelter (Phase 11)
- Excavation and export
- Underpinning
Safety
- Lost Time Days: 0
Weather
- Lost Time Days: 17
Latest Drone Footage
Progress Photos
June 2026
Gym
Existing Admin
TV Studio
Woodshop, Fabrication, Robotics
Arts, Band, Choir
Cafeteria
Little Theater
LL Storm Shelter
Phase 6 (Gym)
Phase 7 (LRC, Existing Admin)
Phase 8 (LRC, School Store, Bathroom)
Phase 11 (LL Storm Shelter)
Phase 3 Exterior
Phase 3 New Admin
Phase 6 Gym
Phase 7 EMT Existing Admin
Phase 12 Corridors
March 2026
Old Tennis Courts Demo
Phase 3 Exterior
Phase 3 Lower Level
Phase 3 Main Level
Phase 3 Media Center
Phase 3 Upper Level
Phase 3 Media Center
January 2026
Northeast Stairways
Phase 3
December 2025
Phase 3
Phase 4
November 2025
October 2025
September 2025
August 2025
July 2025
June 2025
May 2025
April 2025
March 2025
Project Team
Kraus-Anderson Construction Company
Gary Zifco, Project Executive
Ike Iverson, Senior Project Manager
Griffin Christensen, Assistant Project Manager
Ariel Corbett, Project Engineer
Nathan Wagner, Project Superintendent
Rob Schloeder, Project Superintendent
Scott Kolb, Project Superintendent
Tasha McFarland, Project Coordinator
Wold Architects & Engineers
Andrew Dahlquist, Associate/Architect
Elizabeth Thordson, Architectural
Matt Gump, Architectural
Alex Ng, Mechanical Engineering
Bradley Johannsen, Electrical Engineering
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