MAYOR PEREZ HONORS HARTFORD YOUTH

DURING SPORT AND MEDICAL SCIENCES ACADEMY “TOPPING OFF” CEREMONY   

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(May 23, 2007) --- Mayor Eddie A. Pérez was on hand for the new Sport and Medical Science Academy “topping off” ceremony to thank Hartford city and school officials, as well as parents, and Diggs Construction for putting students first. The final beam of the facility was raised and put into place by contractors at Huyshope Avenue near Dillon Stadium in Hartford’s Sheldon-Charter Oak neighborhood. Before that happened, Mayor Pérez signed the final beam, symbolizing that the major structural steel of the Sport and Medical Science Academy has now been completed. 

 Mayor Pérez says, “This is a great day for Hartford, and a great day for our youth. The construction and renovation of the Sport and Medical Science Academy provides 750 future leaders with 156 thousand square feet for a positive learning environment. The academy has also been named one of the top high schools in the region for our students to learn and to compete for the jobs of the future. I’m proud that they will now have a new permanent home that provides a positive learning environment. This will help inspire future doctors, astronauts and teachers.”    

 This $71 million project is the City’s latest Magnet themed high school to begin construction. The facility will include a field house, fitness rooms and a “Hall of Fame” area located in the center of the building. Hartford residents are benefiting thanks to this construction project.  It has provided 91 jobs, more than 13 thousand working hours, and more than $329,000 in earnings.