Gibraltar Area School’s multi-million dollar facelift continued this week, with many of your memories crumbling down with it. Demolition work began this week along State Highway 42 to remove the front entry area, classrooms, and the middle school gymnasium. It kicked off phase two of the district’s $29.8 million capital referendum project that was approved by its voters in 2023.

By demolishing the sections, the district will be able to replace sections of the building that date back as far as the 1930s with a new two-station gym, community space, classrooms, cafeteria, and office updates. This phase is much more visible than the project’s first one, which focused more on the rear of the building and some of its internal systems, like its heating/cooling, and security. The district said goodbye to the building, hosting one final dance in the old gym to benefit the Friends of Gibraltar group in May.

The construction is expected to take approximately 300 days, with most of the work wrapping up before July 2026. According to the construction timelines posted online, the district hopes to complete most of its groundwork and start pouring new footings for the building by the time school starts this fall.