Friday will be the last day of classes at a central Kentucky high school that’s served the community since 1963. When school resumes in January, students attending Woodford County High School will be in a new facility on the other side of Versailles. One of them is senior Abigail Spencer.
“It's exciting, but it's like, also kind of sad, but it's just, I think we're all kind of grateful, because it's just, yeah, I think it's just good, because I think we've all outgrown kind of the school, and there's just too many kids going, and it's just to kind of run down to fit all of us.”
The new Woodford County High School is next to the county’s 20-year-old middle school. Senior Meaghan Burke said she’s ready.
“I don’t mind it. I think change is always good. And I don’t know, this has been around so long, I feel like it was time for a new building. I heard we're getting new desks. I think they're switching to tables now or something. I don't know what's all happening. I don't keep up with it too much, but I am excited.”
The new high school has a price tag of $73 million – not counting athletic facilities costing at least $7 million more.
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