[deja vu]

The new Portage Northern Middle School is close to done (opening this Fall for classes). The old Middle School, soon to be demolished, will be replaced with new parking configurations. Demo of that structure will begin after classes end in mid-June.









A few steps behind Portage Northern MS is Portage Central MS, which follows a very similar floor plan (just different finish colors) and will be complete and open for classes next year. Both of these projects are part of a $144 million bond vote that also includes new athletic fields and natatoriums at both campuses, as well as renovations to Portage West Middle School.








Images Source: MLive

These are nice-looking schools. They will be among the most up-to-date and well-equipped middle-school educational facilities in the state.

New middle school, football stadium near completion in Portage
Kayla Miller | MLive
May 28, 2019

PORTAGE, MI -- The demolition of Portage North Middle School will begin in June as district-wide improvements continue for the district. Superintendent Mark Bielang said the projects funded by $144 million in bonds passed by voters in 2015 are both on schedule and within budget. The bonds funded the construction of two new middle school buildings, two new athletic stadiums and a major renovation of the district’s third middle school, as well as two new swimming pools housed in natatoriums...