CLIENT: PULASKI COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

NEW BUILDS

Deco worked with Pulaski County Schools to design and construct 23,000 square foot Health and Wellness Centers at each of their Middle School campuses. The Centers are programmed with a block of health offices, restrooms, a small fitness center on one end, an auxiliary gymnasium in the center of the building with an elevated walking track surrounding the gymnasium, and a stage on the other end of the building with a small back stage area. The Health and Wellness Centers service both staff and students and are utilized before, during, and after school hours. They are home to health offices for both district nursing staff as well as mental health professionals. The close proximity of a fitness center to the middle school and high school allows the schools to utilize the centers to disperse students during stacked gym classes, extra-curricular activities, guest speakers, events, sports practices, and other school functions. The district plans to also incorporate an arts initiative with the gyms offering spacious seating and the stages allowing schools to offer live performances and student dramas.