Construction for Nibley and Hyde Park middle schools ahead of schedule

LOGAN — Construction is ahead of schedule for two new middle schools in Cache Valley, according to Facilities Director Bruce Parker.

Earlier this month Parker gave a progress update to Cache County School District’s Board of Education at a Feb. 6 meeting. He showed aerial and ground photos of the Hyde Park and Nibley middle school construction sites, which broke ground in 2024. 

“This crew is really schooling everybody about how you do foam block buildings,” Parker told the board. “It’s pretty impressive to see how fast it is going up.”

Foam block building construction involves framing walls with styrofoam block forms which are filled with concrete.

Parker told the school board construction crews are about two months ahead of schedule on the Hyde Park building and on schedule at Nibley.

Progress update for two middle schools:

• Hyde Park Middle School: 300 S. 200 W. in Hyde Park — The gynasium walls are up to about 10 feet and the cafeteria and auditorium is taking shape. Concrete slabs are now being poured for the second floor and elecrical work is beginning. 
• Nibley Middle School: 925 W. 3200 S. in Nibley — The north wall is at full height and steel structures and decking for the second floor are being installed. The kithen floor is installed and all the grade-level flat work is now complete at Nibley. 

He said while this particiular part of the construction project is ahead of schedule, other parts might not be as quick.

The plan is to have the contrete subcontractor move to Nibley after finishing the walls at Hyde Park by the end of March. At that time, both crews will be working side by side to finish the gymnasium walls at Nibley. 

“We figure that will probably accelerate that school (Nibley) by as much as five to six weeks,” he said adding that it will be good to have a buffer.   

In Hyde Park, the gynasium walls are up to about 10 feet and the cafeteria and auditorium is taking shape. Concrete slabs are now being poured for the second floor and elecrical work is beginning.  

Over at Nibley, the north wall is at full height and steel structures and decking for the second floor are being installed. He said the kithen floor is installed and all the grade-level flat work is now complete at Nibley. 

In other school construction news, the design for a new elementary school in Hyde Park is progressing and is expected to go out to bid in April. On the administrative side, the school principals will be picked in April or May and staffing for teachers and support staff will be next.   

Cache County voters passed a $139 million general obligation bond proposition for the Cache County School District in November 2023. The bond included two new middle schools, the construction of a new elementary school in the north end of the valley and the conversion of Spring Creek Middle School (on the south end of the valley) into an elementary school. These changes will allow the district to move sixth grade out of the elementary schools and back into middle schools.

The two new middle schools are estimated to be completed by the fall of 2026, and the new elementary school will be completed by the fall of 2027.