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Fruita Monument High starts construction
2026-05-27
Fruita Monument High School held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday for a $24 million construction project. The improvements are funded by a mill levy bond approved by voters in 2024 and will bring modern facilities and a safer campus design to the school.The celebration marks the beginning of significant upgrades designed to prepare students for the future.Newt Klushmire, principal at Fruita Monument High School, stated the groundbreaking marks the start of the bond construction project. Last week, Central High School also held a groundbreaking for projects funded by the same bond.Principal Klushmire outlined several key improvements planned for Fruita Monument High School. These include modern science facilities, upgraded career and technical education areas and a safer building design. Additionally, a new courtyard will be added for student social time.Student Mia Metz spoke at the ceremony, sharing her deep connection to Fruita Monument High School. Metz told WesternSlopeNow that seven of her family members, including her grandfather and his siblings, previously attended the school. "It has always been like a huge part of my life," Metz said. "And this groundbreaking here not only means that I get to continue my education here, but also that I get to be a part of something bigger and be a part of the changes that are happening at Fruita constantly." Metz also expressed her feelings about the moment, stating, "It just is so cool that I not only get to be a part of their story with you, too. I also get to experience it myself and I know I just felt truly honored to stand up there."Klushmire emphasized the importance of community backing for the project. "We need to prepare our students for the world that they are going to be living in, which in this day and age is different than the one they go to school in," Klushmire said. "So, community support like this means that our community believes in our schools and at Fruita Monument especially. We're just so grateful for our community." He further highlighted this sentiment to WesternSlopeNow, stating, "great schools don't happen without community support."All facts in this report were gathered by journalists employed by WesternSlopeNow.com. Artificial intelligence tools were used to reformat information into a news article for our website. This report was edited and fact-checked by WesternSlopeNow.com staff before being published.
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