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Parkland High School breaks ground on $68 million expansion

Parkland High School broke ground Friday on a $68 million expansion that will add classrooms, renovate common spaces and alleviate crowded hallways.

Parkland Area School district educators and others throw dirt with shovels Friday, March 6, 2026, during the groundbreaking for an 84,914-square-foot addition at Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township. The expansion and renovation project is expected to be completed in December 2027. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Parkland High School students Sarah Paugh and Rishi Ponda speak Friday, March 6, 2026, during the groundbreaking for an 84,914-square-foot addition at Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township. The expansion and renovation will include 30 new classrooms, 16 new labs, two enclosed, outdoor courtyards, a renovated media center and cafeteria and a new athletics entrance and lobby. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Mark J. Madson, Ed.D., Parkland School District superintendent, speaks Friday, March 6, 2026, during the groundbreaking for an 84,914-square-foot addition at Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township. The expansion and renovation will include 30 new classrooms, 16 new labs, two enclosed, outdoor courtyards, a renovated media center and cafeteria and a new athletics entrance and lobby. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Nathan Davidson, Parkland High School principal speaks Friday, March 6, 2026, during the groundbreaking for an 84,914-square-foot addition at Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township. The expansion and renovation will include 30 new classrooms, 16 new labs, two enclosed, outdoor courtyards, a renovated media center and cafeteria and a new athletics entrance and lobby. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Michelle M. Minotti, assistant Parkland School District superintendent, speaks on Friday, March 6, 2026, during the groundbreaking for an 84,914-square-foot addition at Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township. The expansion and renovation will include 30 new classrooms, 16 new labs, two enclosed, outdoor courtyards, a renovated media center and cafeteria and a new athletics entrance and lobby. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

A rendering is on display of an exterior courtyard Friday, March 6, 2026, during the groundbreaking for an 84,914-square-foot addition at Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township. The expansion and renovation will include 30 new classrooms, 16 new labs, two enclosed, outdoor courtyards, a renovated media center and cafeteria and a new athletics entrance and lobby. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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