Anyone driving past the high school fields on Harbor Hill Road can see that the track has been resurfaced this summer in our high school's colors of blue and white. The refurbishment of this heavily used facility is just the most visible of the many capital projects undertaken in the last few months as part of the district's ongoing capital improvement program.

Among the many other projects completed and/or begun this summer are:

• New drainage work outside the high school gymnasium

• High School gymnasium floor refinishing

• New sidewalks leading to Hilltop Academy alternative high school program

• Sanitary system upgrade

• Fire alarm system upgrades

• Entrance gate to athletic fields (with the support of the Bulldog Boosters)

• Digital copy center

• Parking lot seal coat and stripping

• Harbor Hill and high school main office upgrades

• Community Relations and Adult Education office relocation

Additional projects for which funding has been approved by the voters and which are planned for this year include:

• Middle School auditorium upgrade

• Middle School outdoor athletic facilities upgrade

• High School gymnasium bleachers

• District-wide masonry upgrades

• High School parking lot lighting upgrade

• Heights School steam pipe upgrade