Sep 26, 2022

Parking lot progress starts Monday at CCS

Posted Sep 26, 2022 2:27 PM

NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Work on the parking lot at Central Christian School starts today.

"The Lord has just been really kind to provide what we need for the parking lot," Superintendent Dr. John Walker said. "Phase one is essentially the large phase that we're beginning construction on right now. Construction does start this morning. We're trying out new traffic flow this morning. Lord willing, everything will go smooth. We have dramatically less parking than we did before. By the end of this, we'll have 111 parking stalls, all concrete."

This will help not only aesthetically, but from a safety perspective.

"We haven't seen much rain this year and you're driving through the gravel parking lot and you're thinking, this isn't so bad," Walker said. "This isn't a big deal. Then, when it rains, you see the kids puddle jumping to get in the school and you think, oh yeah, this is one of the reasons that we're doing this. We also will have ADA parking for those who have needs in that area. It's just going to be, I think, a really great cosmetic, but it's also going to be practically speaking, extremely helpful for our guests and a much more pleasing experience for them."

Central also is growing in enrollment, as well, this year.

"We had close to 40 new students this year and we had a net gain of 11 students over last year," Walker said. "You know, after students graduate and some families move away and that kind of thing, we have an opportunity to grow and increase. The Lord has just been really kind to provide the students that want to come to Central Christian School."

The hope is that they will be able to finish the fundraising for the finishing of their interior STEM wing in the coming months, as well.