New Schools Coming to St . Johns County
By Danielle Taylor
Beachside High School (“ III ”)
1070 Beachwalk Blvd ., Saint Johns , FL 32259
Beachside High School in northeast St . Johns County will be located off Beachwalk Boulevard within the Twin Creeks development . This project is included in the School District ’ s Five- Year District Facilities Work Plan . An architectural contract with SchenkelShultz Architecture was approved at the July 14 , 2020 School Board meeting for the reuse of a prototype design . The planned student station count for Beachside High School is approximately 2,100 . This school was designed by utilizing a reuse of a middle / high school from another school district that was adapted to the best practices of the St . Johns County School District . It is comprised of five separate buildings surrounding a secure courtyard . These five buildings comprise the following ; Administration / Media Center , Auditorium , Gymnasium , Cafeteria and a Classroom Building . Classrooms exist in all buildings except the cafeteria , but the majority are housed in the three-story classroom building . This building houses general education classes , ESE classes and science labs , along with a collaborative concourse on each floor . These collaborative areas will provide a space for project-based learning , small group instruction and flexible groupings . The project is scheduled to bid and begin construction this fall / winter . The facility is projected for completion in Summer 2022 and to open for the 2022-2023 school year .
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