The final steel beam was placed on the south addition at Heath Middle School on Friday, April 14th, 2023, marking a milestone in the bond-funded project. 

As the snowflakes fell, a group of students and District 6 staff watched as a crane hoisted the beam to the final slot on the roof of the addition. 

The project, which includes a new wood shop, music room and office for Heath, is funded through the 2019 Bond Issue. Superintendent Dr. Deirdre Pilch thanked the voters of Greeley and Evans for the Heath project, and for all the other bond projects that have been completed or are underway in District 6. 

"So go home and thank your parents, your grandparents, your aunts and uncles for passing the Bond Issue that made this all possible," Dr. Pilch told the students. 

The classrooms on the north side of the building are slated to be completed by August 2023. The new entrance and classrooms on the south side of the building are scheduled to be completed in November 2023. 

If you drive by Heath Middle School, you will notice the obvious fencing surrounding the south end of the building. The school is getting an addition, as well as undergoing a fairly extensive renovation. The renovation will consist of converting the library into two updated science classrooms. The existing office will be converted into two English classrooms and all rooms and the cafeteria will receive new flooring, paint and door hardware. The addition will consist of three parts: a new choir room, a new wood shop and a new office area with a clinic, SmartLab, art room and secure vestibule. Classrooms will also receive new carpeting and paint on a rotating basis throughout the school year. 

Renovations will begin this summer at Heath, and continue through summer and fall of 2023, when a new addition will be constructed, including a new office, a wood shop and a choir room. This summer the media center and two science classrooms will be renovated. New ventilation systems will also be installed. All portable buildings will be removed when the project is completed.

The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee has approved a 12,000 square foot addition at Heath Middle School to remove portable classrooms form the site and create a new, secure entry. The main office and entry will be constructed on the south side of the building. A new wood shop will be constructed on the northeast corner of the building and a new choir room will be constructed o the northwest corner of the school. This addition will remove nine portable classrooms and expand Career and Technical Education space at Heath. This addition will be paid for through proceeds from the bond sales. In addition, Heath will receive a SmartLab, new paint and flooring and other upgrades during the summer of 2022. 

District 6 applied for a building Excellent Schools Today grant through the state of Colorado to replace the roof at Heath. Bond dollars were used for the matching dollars required by this grant program. Next summer, Heath Middle School will also be renovated with bond dollars, including a new secure entrance.