Millennium Charter Academy

                               Expansion - Phase One
 
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500 Old Springs Road, Mt. Airy, NC 27030         Phone:  336.789.7570          Fax:  336.789.8445        E-mail:   mca@mcacademy.com
Phase One of the MCA Expansion Project was completed in May 2005.  This phase almost doubled the floor space of the facility by adding
                      *  Middle School & Additional Classrooms for grades 4 & 5
                      *  New Library, Computer Lab, and Science Lab
                      *  Student Instructional Art Classrom
                      *  Art Gallery
                      *  Two Athletic Fields
                      *  Administrative Suite
                      *  Second Lunch Room & Concession Area
                      *  Expanded Parking Areas

Enjoy the photos below of the construction process, and also of the ribbon cutting ceremony that officially opened this phase of the expansion.
Oct 2005 - Ready for Grading
Nov 2005 - Grading the middle school wing ground, and packing the upper elementary pad.
Nov 2005 - Footings are dug and reinforced before pouring.
Nov 2005 - Pouring and smoothing the floor pad for the middle school.
Nov 2005 - Walls are poured and framed.
Dec  2005 - Walls are lifted.
Dec 2005 - Walls are standing and roofs supports go in.
Feb 2006 - Walls are up, roof is on, and work moves inside.
Mar 2006 - Framing the classroom walls.
Mar 2006 - View from the lower driveway.
May 2006 - Inside is finished!  Ready for occupancy and landscaping!
Student helpers are ready to greet visitors.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the MCA Expansion - June 5, 2006
One of 4 reception tables, prior to the ceremony.
Senator Richard Burr talks with Mayor Loftis and WT Sorrell prior to the ceremony.
The MCA Chorus represented our school well with two special numbers.
5th District Congresswoman Virginia Foxx spoke of the difference charter schools can make.
US Senator Richard Burr talked about how a community can come together and accomplish something great, such as MCA.
USDA representatives, Senator Burr, Congresswoman Foxx, and Ted Ashby from Surrey Bank hold the check for the government loan helping to finance the expansion.
Senator Burr and Congresswoman Foxx cut the ribbon to open the new facility.
Steve and Leslie Cooke, MCA parents, take in the ceremony.
Approximately 200 people attended the Ribbon Cutting ceremony.
Headmaster Kirby McCrary welcomes the guests inside to enjoy refreshments and tour the new facility.
WXII reporter Nicole Ducouer tapes a report on the ceremony for the evening television news.