Completion of Ivy High modernization project celebrated

Officials announce the completion of the Ivy High School modernization project on the first day of the new school year, Aug. 11. The result of the $1.4 million project is discussed at a dedication ceremony by (inset) school principal Melissa Marovich, left, and Fallbrook Union High School District superintendent Dale Mitchell, Ed.D., right.

This photograph shows the new classrooms and center lawn area at Ivy High School after the completion of a $1.4 million modernization project over the summer.

Approximately three dozen FUHSD staff members attend the Ivy High School modernization project dedication ceremony on Aug. 11. The previous classrooms were 36-year-old structures originally used in the city of Watts.

A plaque presented during the ceremony Aug. 11 for the completion of the $1.4 million Ivy High School modernization project will be installed on the campus. Displaying it are, from left, Ivy High principal Melissa Marovich, FUHSD president Sharon Koehler, FUHSD chief business officer Wilson Hatcher and FUHSD superintendent Dale Mitchell, Ed. D.