As of now, Selma High School contractors say they are on target and on schedule for the school to open for the start of the 2012-2013 school year. The first phase of the project, or the brand new main building, is almost entirely completed minus a few finishing details.

The new campus boasts two competition gyms, eight computer labs and wireless internet routers throughout the hallways.

Volkert Inc. construction manager Jonathan Grammer said the school is in good shape.

“We should open up on time as scheduled and under budget. We dont really have many major issues at this point,” Grammer said.

Both Grammer and Selma City Schools Director of Operations Ray Mathiews would like the community to know that even when the students return to the school in August that contractors will still be on site, but not to worry.

“There will be some site work going on like parking lot construction when the kids are here, but it wont affect them going to school in the building,” Mathiews said. “The contractor will be here through September doing parking lots and landscaping and things like that.”

They also said people have asked them about the large mounds of dirt sitting on the campus, but Mathiews and Grammer said those would be removed and replaced with sod sometime in the late summer.

The new building will have completely new furniture, which is in the process of being delivered and installed. Teacher goods from the old building should be in place and moved into the new building by the end of July.

“This is the nicest kitchen in Selma,” Grammer said. The new kitchen has brand new appliances that have enhanced safety features to protect both the students and faculty.

Other safety and security features include several corridors that are “storm shelters” and can hold up in 250 mph winds during a tornado or storm. The building will also feature 60 security cameras and a sprinkler system for fire safety.

“We are just excited that we can have our students go to a school that can compare to any school in the state,” Mathiews said about the state-of-the-art campus. “We have been blessed with a great group of professionals working together on this to deliver a first-class school to the students and the community.”

Mathiews hopes to have an open house once the campus is completed in August to show it to the community.