A commitment to provide all students with the necessary skills to thrive as 21st century learners, workers, and citizens.
2512 George Mason Drive • P.O. Box 6038 Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456-0038   757.263.1000 • 757.263.1240 TDD

School Construction

Completed New Building - Virginia Beach Middle School Replacement (LEED Certified/Projected)

Milestones

  • Original Building Opened: 1951 – 1952
  • Construction Start Date: January 9, 2008
  • Groundbreaking: February 7, 2008
  • Projected Completion:
    New school building - Winter 2009/2010
    Remainder of site - Fall 2011
  • Projected Owner Occupancy: March 2010

Building Facts

Student Capacity: 925
Current Student Membership: 688
Building Size: 190,000 sq. ft.
Total CIP Project Cost: $51.6 million

Architect: HBA Architecture & Interior Design;
Mike Ross, Architect of Record
Contractor: McKenzie Construction Corporation


Building Awards

  • 2010 Sustainable Development Honor Award (Virginia Beach Planning Commission)
  • 2010 Stewardship Recognition Ward (City of Virginia Beach, City Manager’s Office)
  • 2011 Virginia School Boards Association's Exhibition of School Architecture Award

Building Improvements

The work will be phased such that the new facility will be constructed at the rear of the site, allowing the existing school to remain in operation until completion of the new school.

Building Highlights

  • Unique design to compliment the Old Beach Neighborhood Aesthetic Guidelines
  • Second-floor media center
  • Three-story classroom wing (one floor per grade level)
  • Art labs and facilities to house the middle school visual arts program
  • Connection to the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia (CACV) via Ocean Walk
  • Programmatic collaboration with the CACV through the visual arts program
  • Light-filled, three-story “spine” running the length of the building, acts as main circulation
  • Top quality electrical and mechanical systems, designed to offer high energy efficiency
  • Centrally-located faculty work rooms and conference areas (per grade level)
  • Lobby security desk and state-of-the-art surveillance system
  • Newly-completed athletic facilities at Beach Garden Park for use by VBMS
  • Ceiling-mounted projectors in each classroom and state-of-the-art technology throughout the building
  • Emphasis on natural light inside the building
  • Exterior dining space adjacent to the cafeteria
  • Multiple serving lines in the cafeteria
  • 450-seat auditorium
  • Full accommodation of buses, staff parking, and parent drop-off on site with improved separation and circulation patterns
  • Improvements to part of 25th Street, including a traffic “roundabout” with space for sculpture