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New changes are coming to John Bapst Memorial High School

With the help of students, the high school is renovating its old gym into a dining hall, technology center, and making the building ADA accessible

BANGOR, Maine — Last October, John Bapst broke ground on a project to build a new gymnasium. But now, what does the school do with the old one?

Wednesday afternoon was the first brainstorming session of Phase II of the remodeling project. Students, faculty, and staff looked at blueprints of the old gym and talked about what the school needs.

“We want some student input, some student thinking, we got really really bright kids here, really creative kids here, and this is their space. So it just makes sense to get them involved in the planning," Associate Head of School David Armistead said.

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Some student ideas for the new dining hall included adding a coffee and tea bar, adding outdoor seating, and even adding a rotisserie bar for lunch.

The new plans may give the school a new look, but for some students, keeping tradition is an important part of this remodeling process. 

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“I think it might, but I think it’s really important to keep the traditional motif of what the school looks like, just for history’s sake," junior Remington Grindal said.

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The Bangor based school is a private, independent, college preparatory school with students coming from communities around the state. The school was founded in 1928.

Be Yourself at John Bapst Ranked the #1 High School in Maine by The Washington Post, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018. John Bapst welcomes students from around the state and the world. "John Bapst Memorial High School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.

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