GUSTINE – Gustine High School christened its newly-renovated locker room complex with a ribbon-cutting and tours last Wednesday afternoon.
The project, which carried a $2.7 million construction cost, involved taking the school’s dilapidated locker rooms down to a shell and rebuilding the facility with state-of-the-art amenities.
“What we have now is cutting-edge as far as infrastructure and facilities,” said Principal John Petrone. “For all intents and purposes, it is a brand new building.”
The project also involved renovation of the public restrooms serving the GHS gym.
The new facilities are a world removed from the old locker rooms.
“It was embarrassing to have officials and opposing players and coaches coming into our locker room. It was abysmal,” Petrone commented. “(This) is a breath of fresh air.”
The complex includes locker rooms for physical education students, separate team rooms equipped with white boards and a training room which will be equipped with treatment/taping tables, an ice machine and other amenities.
Officials said Gustine High teachers, staff and maintenance crews had input on the design and finishes of the new locker rooms.