THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, April 26, 1996 TAG: 9604240214
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 25 lines
A steel frame marks the beginning of the new I.C. Norcom High School
in the 1800 block of London Blvd. ``Everything's proceeding really
well,'' Assistant City Engineer Rock Bell said early this week. ``We
lost some time over the winter because of the bad weather, but we're
just about back on track.'' The 1,800-student school, estimated to
cost $38 million, is scheduled for completion in July 1997. The
campus will include a 5,000-seat football stadium, tennis courts and
a baseball field. ``The building is going to be quite a bit wider,
but that's as tall as it's going to get,'' Bell said. The new Norcom
is on the former site of the original Woodrow Wilson High School and
Frank D. Lawrence Stadium, between High Street and London Boulevard.
by CNB