The Times of Trenton published the following article on 2/19/2014. To read the full article, click here.
While Trenton Central High School is rebuilt, students may be placed in multiple locations
Jenna Pizzi / February 19, 2014
The school district has already looked at 10 possible locations where Trenton Central High School students can learn while the old school is demolished and a new one is built, Principal Hope Grant told parents and residents at a meeting tonight.Grant said that while no final decisions have been made, officials have toured former schools and some other large, unused spaces in Trenton. So far, they have not been able to find anything large enough to hold the entire student population.
“There is no building that we have been able to identify that can hold all 1,800 students,” Grant said.
The former Holiday Inn at West State and Calhoun streets was an option, Grant said, but noted that there are only two small elevators for access. The group also looked at the former NJN public television offices on Stockton Street, but the space was too small, Grant said.
The district has identified several buildings that could hold each of the school’s Small Learning Communities, where students are grouped according to subject areas, in separate locations, she said.