A Decade of Progress:
ECHS Plant and Facility Projects Completed 1997 - 2007

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Thanks to the thoughtful generosity of major donors and grantors, timely loans from the Archdiocese of Hartford, and a mindful policy of fiscal discipline, East Catholic High School has sustained a 10-year period of continuous improvement and growth in plant and facility projects. Eighteen major projects have been completed.

*  All classrooms and labs in the science wing were completely renovated.

*  A complete renovation of the school's library resulted in creation of a state-of-the-art library media center, including a computer lab and distance-learning center.

*  An elevator was installed, making all three floors of the main building accessible to all.

*  The boys and girls locker rooms were renovated, the Athletic Director's office was refurbished, and the entrance to original gym was reconstructed.

*  The original gym was repainted and new backboards were installed.

*  A second gym was built; a fitness center, training room, and team room were added.

* All hallways and lockers throughout the school were repainted; new ceilings and lighting were installed. New flooring was installed on the upper level and all bathrooms were completely refurbished.

*  The front entrance was replaced, the overhang was repaired (including lighting), and the landscape planters in the front were replanted. The roof of main building was replaced.

*  A state-of-the-art digital photography and graphics arts lab was created in annex.

*  New stairways leading to annex and lower fields were added; sidewalks around the front of building were replaced. New lighting was installed in all parking lots.

*  All driveways and parking lots were repaved, catch basins were replaced, the driveway to the lower fields was paved, and a new parking area was created behind annex.

*  Two classrooms were created in annex.