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NEW BUILDING, NEW BEGININGS
As the sun rises over Harrogate Grammar School, new shadows are cast upon the field. The new sixth form building was swiftly erected over the year, and was finished over the summer holidays, and is now become an integral part of the school.
The school got building permission in 2008 and construction started in late 2009. £2 million was put into the building, which has resulted in eight new rooms, which includes a high tech computer suite and a lecture theatre that seats 300.
The new building has meant the removal of the temporary classrooms that were put up in 2006 and were thought to be an eyesore. The sixth form students are very happy about this, Alex Thompson, year 13 said “The new rooms are much better than the old temporary rooms, they are better equipped and much warmer”. The school hopes that the new building will lead to collaborations with other schools, community wide projects, concerts and academic lectures.
The building work last year disrupted lessons with loud drilling and banging, but the head Richard Sheriff assures that it was all worth it as the space is much needed for the growth in the sixth form population.

NEW BUILDING, NEW BEGININGS
As the sun rises over Harrogate Grammar School, new shadows are cast upon the field. The new sixth form building, which cost £2 million, was swiftly erected over the year, and was finished over the summer holidays, and is now become an integral part of the school.
The school got building permission in 2008 and construction started in late 2009, which has resulted in eight new rooms, which includes a high tech computer suite and a lecture theatre that seats 300.
The new building has meant the removal of the temporary classrooms that were put up in 2006 and were thought to be an eyesore. The sixth form students are very happy about this, Alex Thompson, year 13 said “The new rooms are much better than the old temporary rooms, they are better equipped and much warmer”. The extra space has also meant the hallways are much less crowded in between lessons and during break and lunch.

The new building is just one of many new additions to the school, in the last few years the school has had a completely new library complete with lots of extra space and computers, the boys changing rooms and other sports facilities have been re-furbished, and are currently raising money for Astroturf to replace the now weathered and old shale pitch.

The school hopes that the new building will lead to collaborations with other schools, community wide projects, concerts and academic lectures.
The building work last year disrupted lessons with loud drilling and banging, but the head Richard Sheriff assures that it was all worth it as the space is much needed for the growth in the sixth form population.

After a grand opening last month the new building has already hosted an international fair, which featured stalls selling food from all over the world, a talk by Joanne Harris, the Author of the novel Chocolat, and various music and drama performances in the forum.

The building itself is now finished but some areas around the block are still cordoned off to allow grass to grow back after being turned into a muddy building site.