Bond would build a brand new Thornton High School, replacing 50 year-old school [Video]

Among the many Colorado school districts with bonds on the ballot this year, the Adams 12 Five Start School District is asking voters to pass an $830 million bond. More than a quarter of the money would go toward building a new Thornton High School. The current building is 50 years old.

Principal Charles Arrellano said, the building has changed much since he graduated from Thornton High School in 1990.

“We have a lot of interior classrooms that don’t have the natural light, and 1400 kids walking through the halls – its congested,” he said.

Arrellano has toured school buildings in Colorado that are more conducive to today’s learning styles and career focused education programs, with open floor plans and non-traditional classrooms. As part of the planning for a new high school, Arrellano spoke with students about what they’d like to see.

“They talked a lot about the opportunity to expand our …