Sacramento City Unified School District
04/17/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/17/2024 17:08
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate Grand Opening of Hiram Johnson High Sports Complex New athletic facility to welcome students, staff, and alumni on April 18
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate Grand Opening of Hiram Johnson High Sports Complex
New athletic facility to welcome students, staff, and alumni on April 18
Press releaseApril 17, 2024
What: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Athletic Complex at Hiram Johnson High School
Who: SCUSD Board and Hiram Johnson Staff, Alumni, Students, and Band
When: Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.
Where: Hiram Johnson High School, 6879 14th Ave, Sacramento, CA 95820
Sacramento, CA - The Sacramento City Unified School District announced today that a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Hiram Johnson High School Sports Complex will be held on Thursday, April 18 at 2:00 p.m. The sports complex includes the new playing fields for Hiram Johnson's baseball and softball teams, and also the practice facility for the golf teams.
Media are invited to cover this special event where they will be welcomed by performances from Hiram Johnson band and drumline. SCUSD has invited Hiram Johnson's alumni and community to be in attendance.
"It is a great time to be at Hiram Johnson High School, these new facilities have rejuvenated our campus," said Garrett Kirkland, Principal, Hiram Johnson High School. "Our students can see firsthand the opportunities these facilities bring to our students and there are many people to thank. Assemblymember Kevin McCarty contributed funds and gave the project an impetus to move forward. Morton Golf led by Tom Morton and represented by Rob Fong were major contributors to making this happen. We are excited about this new era at Hiram Johnson High School."
The opening of the sports complex represents the last phase of improvements that began with the voter approval of Measure Q funds. This multi-phase project started in 2017 with phase one completed in the fall of 2018 that included the installation of a synthetic turf football field and all-weather track. In 2021, the project moved into its main phase which included new home (1,054 seats) and visitor (642 seats) bleachers, sport field lighting, an overhead entrance sign and home and visitor concession and restroom buildings for the stadium project which opened in March of 2023.
To learn more about other construction projects in the district, community members can view the SCUSD's award winning equity based facility master plan by visiting: www.scusdplan.org.