HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – 30 days ahead of the upcoming school year, the Christian County Board of Education heard updates regarding maintenance and improvements to schools. Trevor Herndon, District Facilities Coordinator for CCPS shared that maintenance crews have been hard at work all summer getting the schools ready for the fast-approaching semester.
Herndon told the school board that the bulk of the work is being done by CCPS maintenance staff, and he is excited to share the progress they have made. He said, “We are very lucky to have the group that we’ve got; I love to brag on them.”
Herndon highlighted construction at Millbrooke Elementary School, where their previously unused stage is currently being converted into classrooms and offices. This area will be completely transformed as metal framing and wiring is being put in place. Also at Millbrooke, students will notice a change in the media center, with a wall going up to split the space in half.
Across the rest of school, major aesthetic changes are being made. This includes repainting window and door frames from a deteriorating blue to a bold black color. Work is also being done in the kitchen, and several classrooms have been painted. The bathrooms have also undergone a significant renovation with new paint, flooring, and fixtures.
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Other summer upgrades in Christian County schools
Throughout the rest of the district, major upgrades are also being done at Martin Luther King Jr. Early Learning Center to build new bathrooms, while Indian Hills Elementary has new floors and paint. Over at Freedom Elementary, the entire building is covered with new flooring, and incoming students can enjoy a brand playground this school year.
Smaller projects around the county include clearing all of the unused mulch out of the old Hopkinsville Middle School, along with stripping and waxing floors at various schools, and touching up paint. Ahead of the school year, the demolition of Christian County Middle School has completed, with a large greenspace now in the place of the school.
Following the presentation, Herndon shared that he is proud of the work his department has accomplished so far this summer, also acknowledging that it was his 25-year work anniversary at CCPS.
“I love my job, I love the county, I love my community,” he told the board. He shared that between attending school in Christian County and his employment; he has spent over half his life on CCPS property.
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