Students returning for the 2016-17 school year can expect to see a new building located behind Murray Stadium. CHS tore down the locker rooms, which were built in the 1960s, and will replace them with a brand new building.

The current structure has been riddled with various electrical and sewage problems. According to Athletics Director Jim Inskeep, the new building has been on the school district’s to-do list for many years now, but it was not until this year that it fit into the budget.

Inskeep said, “The new building will have a maintenance and storage area, which it is now, two locker rooms, which we’ll be using for soccer, and a team meeting room, where they can meet at halftime, for example, or to review film, and then a concession stand and two public restrooms as well.”

The building costs the school district roughly $1.5 million, but according to Inskeep, demolishing and rebuilding the structure is less costly than renovating the current building. Additionally, tearing down the older locker rooms will allow for the newer ones to match the style of the buildings on campus.

Ethan Abbott, soccer player and junior, said that he is extremely excited for the new building to be finished, and for the opportunity to use it in the fall.

“(The current building) is decent but it could definitely be upgraded, it’s pretty old. I’m really excited for the new one, just because I think it’ll be really cool. I think it’ll be really awesome to have that as a locker room there,” Abbott said.

The new building, although it will occupy approximately less amount of square footage as the current building, it will have many new features that teams and fans can use, like the meeting room, public restrooms and concession stands. Furthermore, the building will hold a garage and maintenance equipment. In addition to the soccer team making use of the new building, the lacrosse teams will also be utilizing the locker rooms in the spring. According to Inskeep, the new building has been on hold for about 10 years now, and the school is glad to finally have it built so that teams will be able to use it next school year.