ACHS new building addition is completed, old section undergoing renovations

Students at Appomattox County High School (ACHS) officially moved into the school’s completed new building addition to attend classes when the new semester began in early January at the conclusion of Christmas break.

Currently housed in the new two-floor building are the English and history departments, special education and resource classrooms, guidance counseling and administration offices, new bathrooms, stairs and an elevator.

An open house event is in the works, possibly in March, after several finishing touches are done to the original building as part of its ongoing renovation project that began August 2021.

The ACHS library is in the process of being remodeled, complete with a 50-foot trophy case. Also, with money saved through astute budgeting, many of the original building’s classrooms will receive new finishes — ceilings, lights, walls and flooring — to look similar to the new section. Some of the walls now covered with old wallpaper will be painted.

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