NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Dr. John Walker with Central Christian School in Hutchinson says they are through phase one and into phase two of their FORWARD capital campaign. Phase one was paying off the school's previous debt.
"The debt was $464,000," Walker said. "That has been taken care of. We've got about $140,000 that we've fundraised for the classroom addition project. Our goal for that is about $700,000. As it relates to the parking lot, we're seeking to fundraise a million dollars for that and we have just over $230,000 for that."
The classrooms they want to finish are already built.
"In the late 1990s, a building addition project began at Central Christian School," Walker said. "Because of various aspects within that time, the project ceased. We currently have, basically a shell of four classrooms, a beautiful addition that we cannot use, because it's not finished. We don't have the electrical in there, we don't have the HVAC in there, we don't have the lighting in there, we are still needing that. We've got basically the roof over the head, the walls built up. We have four classrooms that are ready to be used. That's why we are working on fundraising the funds needed to finish that classroom project."
They also want to get the parking lot paved.
"When it's rainy out, we like to call it the Central lakes, that are out there in the parking lot," Walker said. "We would really like to have that parking lot paved. I think it would just add a lot to our campus and beautify our campus and make that a better experience, not only for our parents and our students and our faculty and staff, but also our guests."
In addition, they want to add $1 million to the school's endowment to allow for more scholarships. Walker said they'd also be able to expand their enrollment considerably if the new classrooms were finished, right now they are around 170 to 190 in a typical year and he thinks they could get up to 250 with the additional space.