January9,2006                                                                                               

City and School Leaders Take Bus Tour of the New Douglass High School

Oklahoma City – Just eight days before classes begin at the brand new Douglass High School at 900 North M.L. King Avenue, leaders from throughout the city get a sneak peek at the new facility.

Two school busses will transport dignitaries from the OKCPS Administration Building at 900 N. Klein and from City Hall at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10. Bus riders will receive a guided tour both inside and outside the school hosted by the school’s architects as well as Douglass High School principal, Vallene Cooks.
            “This is a very exciting time for not just the school, but also the district and the city,” Cooks said.

The new Douglass High School is the first of three new high schools to be built in Oklahoma City using money generated by the MAPS for Kids plan that voters passed in 2001. The school includes 50 classrooms, eight science labs, an auditorium and two gymnasiums. Within two months, demolition will begin on the old Douglass High School to make way for a new 6,000 seat stadium and sports complex.

Media wishing to attend the bus tour are encouraged to ride the bus from 900 N. Klein to the school. The bus will begin loading at 1:00 p.m., and will return no later than 3:00 p.m. Media wishing to cover only the tour inside the school are asked to be at Douglass by 1:45 p.m. Please contact Cordell Jordan at 587-0232 for more information and to confirm a seat on the bus tour.

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