Future Brainerd High School pool takes shape

120820.N.BD.N.BD.HighSchoolpool3.jpg — Crews from Rice Lake Construction Group work on the new eight-lane swimming pool at Brainerd High School Monday, Dec. 7. The new pool lies on the south side of the school’s north campus, where the B wing used to stand. The existing pool will be transformed into a multipurpose gym. The north campus project is slated to be completed by the fall of 2021. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Steven L. Kohls

December 08, 2020 at 7:00 AM

Crews from Rice Lake Construction Group worked on the new eight-lane swimming pool at Brainerd High School Monday, Dec. 7.

The new pool lies on the south side of the school’s north campus, where the B wing used to stand. The existing pool will be transformed into a multipurpose gym. The north campus project is slated to be completed by the fall of 2021.

1/4: Construction continues Monday, Dec. 7, on the new Brainerd High School pool located on south edge of the main campus. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

2/4: Workers from Rice Lake Construction move forms Monday, Dec. 7, at the base of the new Brainerd High School pool. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

3/4: Workers from Rice Lake Construction set forms for cement Monday, Dec. 7, at the site of the new Brainerd High School pool. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

4/4: Rice Lake Construction workers assemble forms for cement Monday, Dec. 7, at the site of the new Brainerd High School pool. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Steven L. Kohls

I was raised on a farm in western Minnesota where I participated in 4-H, high school sports, and everything that farm kids do for fun after chores. Graduated from Ridgewater Community College with an AA degree and my first taste of newspapering. I worked a summer on the Ortonville Independent as a reporter and photographer.