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Waipahu High School Announces Girls’ Athletic Facility
On the horizon at Waipahu High School is a brand-new girls’ athletic locker room, a project that WhiteSpace Architects has been chosen to design. Currently, all gen- ders share the same building with separate physical edu- cation facilities.
ture company, sustainability will be a focus throughout the design process and orga- nizers say it will be healthy, energy- and water-efficient, adaptable and easy to main- tain.
“After so many years of sharing facilities, it would be great for our female stu- dent-athletes to have a place of their own,” states princi- pal Meryl Matsumura. “I’ m excited for the day when our young women will walk into the dedicated new fa- cility and know that this belongs to them — and the students who will follow in their footsteps.”
“Our project team of women is incredibly hon- ored to design a project that will help bring gender eq- uity to the female athletes at Waipahu High,” states Laura Ayers, an owner of WhiteSpace Architects.
In the 3,800-square-foot complex, students can ex- pect locker rooms, showers,
“This facility will also greatly improve what our athletic trainers can provide to the female student-ath-
According to the architec-
For more information, visit whitespacearchitects. com.
Waipahu High School hopes to debut a brand-new girls’ locker room for the 2024-25 school year. IMAGES COURTESY WHITESPACE ARCHITECTS
The groundbreaking is ex- pected to take place late next year with about 16 months of construction to follow. School officials hope the facility will be open for the 2024-25 school year.
trainers facility including a large treatment room, team meeting rooms, laundry, re- strooms and storage spaces. It will also feature a gen- der-neutral locker room and
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letes because of its prox- imity to the fields of play,” states athletic director Sta- cie Nii. “We will provide treatment more efficiently to a greater number of stu-
dents, but also will be able to offer a greater variety of athletic assistance because of future opportunities with the space.”
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