Evening star., 1953-02-05
Chevy Chase Area
Would Get S. Million
Under School Plan

montgomery County Sch0ol
Boards blueprint for school
construction in the next five
years calls for Sc million to be
spent in the Bethesda Chevy
Chase area to house the ever
increasing school population.
The total cost Of the county
wide building program the
school board suggested to the
county council this week is
placed at $21 million. The board
offered no plan for financing its
building program but invited
citizen comment on its proposals.
The Bethesda-C Chevy Chase
area, listed as the western
suburban area in the school
analysis, would get five new
schools, including a new high
school and . new Junior high
school and tan additions Ito
existing buildings or buildings
now under construction.
SIS. Million in Area.
Outlays totaling $2.5 million
would be spent in the western
suburban area in the fiscal
year beginning July /.
The five-year program in
Bethesda Chevy Chase is de-
signed to provide for an antici-
pated enrolment jump from the
present 5000 to 14.430 by 1858.
School officials estimate the
school facilities in this area will
be adequate to house 9,975 pupils
by the beginning Of the next
school term, since some projects
still under construction will be
ready for occupancy then. But
enrolment figures for the 1853
term are expected to be about
10,070 in the Bethesda Chevy
Chase area, SO the need for quick
action to prevent serious over
crowding in the future is stressed.
Recommendations.
Construction recommendations
contained in the School Boards
analysis of needs in the Bethes-
da-C Chevy Chase area during the
next five years are as follows:
An eight-classroom and library
addition to the Wyngate Ele-
mentary School, new eight
classroom school with Office and
health room on the site recently
purchased in the Bannockburn
subdivision, this would help re-
lieve overcfowding in the Clara
Barton School area; an eight
classroom, library, kitchen and
all-purpose room addition to the
Bradley Hills Elementary School.
8 An eight-classroom and library
addition to the Rollingwood Ele-
mentary School. an eight-class-
room addition at the Westbrook
Elementary School, four-Alass-
room addition to the Wood Acres
Elementary School and q new
North Bethesda Junior High
School with classroonas, science
laboratories, home economics
and shop areas, Offices. q gym
nasium and cafeteria.
The Second Year.
A new elementary school. with
i2 classr0orlix q library, Office,
kitchen and all-purpose room on
the Grosvenor lane site recently
selected by the board: q new
eight-classroom school, with IL
brary, office, kitchen and ALL
purpose room facilities on a site
to be selected on Bradley boule-
ward: q six-classroom addition
to the Wood Acres Elementary
School and q new hiEh school in
the area northwest Of Bethesda,
with a capacity Of 875 pupils.
improvements listed In this fiscal
year would cost about $2.2 mill
lion.
The Third Year.
An eight-clasSroom addition,
with all-purpoSe room. library
and kitchen facilities at the
Brookmont Elementary School:
an eight-classroom addition to
the Western Junior High School
and q library 1T the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Senior High School.
Outlays in this fiscal year would
total $640.000.
No new construction is recon-
mended in the Bethesda Chevy
Chase area in the fiscal year
beginning July /. 1856, but III
the following fiscal year it Is
recommended that q new audi
i torium be built at the Bethesda
| Chevy Chase Senior High school
] at q cost of $500. 600.
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