The $16.5 million school bond project backed by district voters was launched Monday by Pittsburg school officials as they take aim at a 101-year-old section of Pittsburg Community Middle School that will be updated to meet the needs of the 21st century. District leaders kicked off the work with a ceremonial swinging of purple sledgehammers on the staircase in front of the 1921 facade of the school, which features enormous concrete pillars facing North Broadway Street. Corner Greer and Associates Inc. in Joplin is the architectural design firm for the project. Officials said the architecture of the building will be preserved while the inside will sport a modern look.
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