RICHARD MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL
250 Richard
Montgomery Drive
Rockville,
Maryland 20852
(301) 279-8400
May
25, 2005
Greetings from Richard Montgomery High School!
I would like to share with the community specific details regarding the construction project for the new Richard Montgomery High School.
The official groundbreaking ceremony will take place on July 9th at 2:00 p.m. on the athletic field at RMHS. All members of the community are invited to attend this historical event.
The
construction process is scheduled to begin on July 11th and
should be completed by early August, 2007.
Students and staff will continue to operate in the existing
facility until moving time. Once the move has occurred, the existing
facility will be demolished and the space will become athletic fields. Field construction should be completed in the spring of 2008.
The
new school will face Fleet Street and will include separate entrances for
student parking and the bus loop. Parents will have two roads leading to
different drop off areas behind the building. Staff will park in front of
the school, adjacent to the bus loop on Fleet Street. The rear entrances will include the current Richard
Montgomery Drive, which will end at the new stadium and another entrance
that will be built north of Richard Montgomery Drive. Parking space will
increase significantly.
Upon
completion, the building will have a student capacity of approximately
2,000 students with a core space capacity of 2,400 students.
The new facility will feature a four-story building with a
two-story central atrium or “main street,” connecting the cafeteria on
the west end and the auditorium on the east side.
This open design will provide natural light into most adjacent
classrooms. The auditorium seating capacity will be at 900 seats, slightly
smaller than our current auditorium but with higher technological
capabilities. Most classrooms will function as standard teaching areas and
as computer labs.
These
are exciting times for Richard Montgomery High School. This administration
will work diligently with MCPS and the community to ensure that this
project is completed successfully
and on time with a minimum of disruptions to the students, staff
and community.
Ms.
Laurie Bourdeaux is our Construction Site Coordinator.
Please contact her if you have questions and/or concerns.
Information on the construction process is also available electronically.
For updated information, as well as the construction timeline,
please visit: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/rmhs
Sincerely,
Moreno Carrasco, Principal