Summer maintenance under way at local schools – Gustine Press-Standard

NEWMAN The Newman-Crows Landing Unified School Districts maintenance team and contractors are currently working on a variety of projects at each school site in preparation for the 2017-18 school year.

This years biggest project is located in the center of Hurd Barrington Elementary, where a wing housing a library, resource facilities and classrooms is being constructed by CT Brayton and Sons Incorporated.

It just had to happen, district Maintenance Director Matt Vargas said of the project. That school is pretty full right now.

He said the project is scheduled for completion in December.

While outside construction crews tackle that high-profile project, district workers are tending to a laundry list of projects while the campuses are quiet through the summer months.

At Barrington, for example, a top-down cleaning of the campus is in full swing.

Mark Chamberlin, the lead custodian at Barrington, has been doing carpet extracting, Vargas told Mattos Newspapers. Hes greatat the end of the day he is the one who makes sure all the maintenance needs are met.

Von Renner Elementary is also receiving a full cleaning as well as new carpet in some areas.

Three classrooms are (getting) new carpet this school year, commented Vargas, as well as the office which saw some water damage this past winter.

ONYX, the company responsible for the installation of solar panels above the parking lots, has also finished their work at the Von Renner site.

They just finished installing the EV (charging) stations, which will be a great benefit to any of our school staff that drive electric vehicles, Vargas noted.

Along with the standard deep cleaning at Hunt, an added project will begin immediately after the Fourth of July holiday when crews begin painting the gym interior.

Bonita has been relatively quiet this summer in terms of projects, Vargas said.

Dave Larsen, the lead custodian, is currently doing a top-down cleaning there, said Vargas. Hes also doing carpet extraction.

Summer cleaning is also in full swing at Yolo Middle School.

One project completed late in the school year, Vargas noted, was the installation of a 20-foot screen and projector in the middle school gym.

Yolo will also receive a top-down cleaning as well as a waxing of the tile floors.

Finally, Orestimba High School students will return in August to a much brighter campus.

The big project there has been the painting, said Vargas. They are about 95 percent done.

The Warriors frosh-soph baseball team and their fans will also be able to enjoy their games in a more comfortable setting next season.

Houston Manufacturing is donating concrete where new bleachers will sit at the JV field, said Vargas. Theyre also building whole new dugouts for the field.

Fernando Vasquez and Ramon Villareal, both of Newman, with Houston Manufacturing are the project leads for the work being done on the baseball field.

Thats them as a company saying they want to give back to their community and school district, Vargas told Mattos Newspapers. Theyre giving us about $30,000 worth of work out there, it is a blessing for our student athletes and our community.

Vargas says his staff works incredibly hard to ensure the school sites are ready to go at the beginning of each school year.

At all our sites, I have to share my appreciation for all our staff, said Vargas. They go above and beyond to make our sites look great and safe for all our students and faculty.

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