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Partial demolition of south campus

Work began Monday, June 14, 2021, to tear down a portion of the south campus. at Brainerd High School.

061521.N.BD.SouthCampusDemolition1.jpg — A pair of backhoes are being used Monday, June 14, 2021, to tear down a portion of the south campus at Brainerd High School. As part of the 2018 bonding referendum, the south campus at BHS will be renovated and set up to house special education and transitional programming. In the past, the building served ninth grade students, who now moved to the high school’s north campus after renovations there. Construction is set to start this spring and expected to wrap up by fall 2022. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Steven L. Kohls

June 14, 2021 at 2:46 PM

As part of the 2018 bonding referendum, the south campus at BHS is being renovated and set up to house special education and transitional programming. In the past, the building served ninth grade students, who now moved to the high school’s north campus after renovations there. Construction is expected to wrap up by fall 2022.

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.