On November 14, 2023, some of our 8th grade science students and teacher Susan Paszkowski joined members of the Board of Education, along with Alderwoman Mary Sullivan, district administrators, facility planning committee members, and school district architects, engineers, and contractors in the groundbreaking for our geothermal HVAC project.

Once the new GeoExchange system is complete, there will be 40 wells at Cass and 32 at Concord. Each is a vertical, 500 foot bore with 1,000 feet of piping, down and up. There will be about 7.6 miles of continuous underground piping at Cass and approximately 6.1 miles of piping at Concord! This closed geothermal loop will connect to our new HVAC system that is being installed in the summer of 2024 to provide the highest level of heating and cooling efficiency in our two schools for decades to come.

This project is the biggest part of a long-term facility and safety plan that was approved by our voters last November. Thank you to our community for your support of our students and school district.