Education (K-12)

27 Aug 10

Hands and Hearts Come Together for Students at Bayless Intermediate School

McCarthy Heart Hats Volunteers Use Construction Know-How to Install Desperately-Needed Playground

As the new school year gets back in session, volunteers from local construction firm McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (www.mccarthy.com) joined with Bayless School District representatives, parents and students to celebrate the installation of a brand new playground for the students of Bayless Intermediate School in South St. Louis. Total cost for the project was approximately $30,000. The children and teachers themselves raised $7,000 over the last three years trying to obtain new playground equipment. McCarthy volunteers, through the company’s Heart Hats community outreach program, with assistance from Collins and Hermann Inc. and Metro Materials, donated approximately $25,000 and all labor necessary to complete the project.

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02 Mar 10

Sacramento’s School of Engineering and Sciences Opens for Winter Term

Regent Development and McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. have completed the Sacramento City Unified School District’s (SCUSD) new campus for the School of Engineering and Sciences, which opened to students in January 2010 for the winter term. The five-building, 39,681-square-foot campus on Havenside/Gloria Drive near Florin Road replaces the temporary campus and will house up to 500 students, grades 7-12. WLC Architects designed the campus.

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02 Feb 10

Southwest Contractor Magazine Announces “2009 Best of Nevada” Award Winners

Southwest Contractor, a leading construction industry publication, recently announced the winners of its Best of 2009 Awards for Nevada. The annual competition recognizes construction and design excellence in separate award ceremonies for Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.

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16 Jun 09

Awarded Modernization of Valley High School Project for the Clark County School District

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., one of the nation’s leading education facilities builders, has been awarded the contract for the upgrade and modernization of Valley High School by the Clark County School District.

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17 Mar 09

Renovation of $86 Million Carlsbad High School Underway

Construction officially is under way by McCarthy, one of the nation’s leading education facility builders, for the $86 million renovation of Carlsbad High School, located at 3557 Lancer Way in Carlsbad, Calif.
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