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WSR opens new food facility
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Posted on Jan 26 2001
William S. Reyes Elementary School served yesterday meals to its students for the first time at its newly-constructed cafeterium with, not surprisingly, an eager number of takers wanting to set foot on the $543,000-worth facility.
The WSR food court is the Public School System’s newest addition to the series of Capital Improvement Projects targeted to reach completion this year, spearheaded by the State Board of Education CIP Committee.
PSS officials and construction managers gathered yesterday for a brief ribbon cutting ceremony that paid recognition to the successfully-formed partnership between the BOE, the school system, Department of Public Works, legislators, and North Pacific Builders, the project contractor.
BOE chair Anthony Pellegrino described the new accomplishment as a “dream come true” for the WSR community.
Newly-appointed CIP Committee Chair Roman Benavente also seized the opportunity to encourage students to eat right in order to gain more effective results in the whole process of learning.
Now standing at the WSR compound is a one-story edifice with a 70-foot by 40-foot seating area capable of housing 300 students at a time.
The structure is built with high quality concrete materials expected to withstand the strongest of typhoons, according to PSS Project Manager of Construction Don Dolenec.
The facility also comes with a comprehensive fire alarm system and building features that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and US Dept. of Agriculture standards.
The school administration has also initiated efforts to start a recycling program through designated garbage segregation cans stationed at one corner of the cafeterium.
PSS project managers lauded the project contractors led by Mr. Mike Cruz for its essential part in the completion of the school’s state-of-the-art food court.
North Pacific Builders successfully finished the project in 140 days covering all the design and construction stages of the project.
The school system spent a total of $240,000 for actual construction and some $302,000 for the purchase of collateral equipment.
