• Haxtun School District RE-2J marked the start of construction May 13 on a renovation and addition project to unify its PK–12 campus.��
• The project follows several years of planning and is funded through a bond election and a Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) grant awarded in May 2025.��
• Work includes reorganizing classrooms and support spaces, safety and operational upgrades, and new/repurposed nutrition and athletics areas.��
• Plans also call for replacing the district’s 1956 vocational agriculture building with a new facility supporting multiple agricultural programs.����
• Construction is expected to be completed in July 2027 with��Wold��Architects and Engineers, Bryan Construction and NV5 partnering on the project.��

HAXTUN, Colo. — Haxtun School District RE-2J has begun construction on a renovation and addition project designed to unify its prekindergarten through 12th-grade campus and update learning spaces.����

District officials, staff,��students��and community members gathered May 13 for a groundbreaking ceremony following several years of planning and a funding package built on a successful bond election and a BEST grant award in May 2025.����

Superintendent Aron Jones said the project is intended to create a more connected campus that supports student learning and collaboration.����

“Our goal has always been to provide the best possible learning environment for our students,” said Superintendent Aron Jones. “By bringing our students and programs together in a more organized, connected environment, we’re creating a school that better supports learning, collaboration and day-to-day success.”��

The project scope includes reshaping spaces that district officials said have been fragmented by multiple additions over time. Early childhood and kindergarten classrooms will be��consolidated��with improved access to playgrounds, while special education and sensory spaces will be grouped together.����

The redesigned campus will improve wayfinding and strengthen connections between grade levels while creating dedicated spaces for early childhood education, special��education�����Ի���sensory-support��programs. The project also prioritizes safety through a more secure main entry sequence and improved organization of high-activity spaces such as athletics and physical education.����

A significant feature of the project includes repurposing the existing elementary gym into a centralized cafeteria serving the entire PK-12 population. In addition, the district will construct a new auxiliary gym with expanded seating and improved access to locker rooms and outdoor athletic facilities.����

Career and technical education��is��another focus. The district plans to replace its 1956 vocational agriculture building with a new facility intended for agricultural mechanics, welding, animal��science��and crop science programs.����

Construction is expected to conclude in July 2027.��Wold��Architects and Engineers partnered with Bryan Construction and owner’s representative NV5 to design and deliver the project, which will��consolidate��previously fragmented facilities into a more connected and student-centered campus.��

This article is based on reporting originally published by��ColoradoBiz��on May 14, 2026, and information posted by Haxtun School District RE-2J.��

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• The Michael B. Enzi STEM Facility: Scheduled to open early this year in time for spring semester classes, the 100,000-square-foot will replace existing facilities on campus that have become outdated. The $38 million building will contain approximately 32 undergraduate laboratories in the STEM fields, including teaching labs for introductory courses such as general chemistry, general biology, organic chemistry, elementary physics, mathematics, computational sciences, computer science and other large-enrollment lab courses. Eight preparatory rooms and eight offices also will be included.

• Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts: Substantial completion on the project has been issued, and punch-list work is 90 percent complete, according to . Additional landscape plantings and boulder placement are 80 percent complete and will resume in late April. Cheyenne, Wyo.-based Sampson Construction is serving as the general contractor on the project.

• Hoyt Hall Renovation: The required structural repairs to the lower level of Hoyt Hall have been completed, with substantial completion of the renovation aimed for July 2016. Laramie, Wyo.-based Elk Ridge Builders & Design LLC, the general contractor for the renovation project, has mobilized on site, and work on the interior has begun.

• High Bay Research Facility: Construction on storm drain No. 1 that will extend from the site south to a detention pond at 19th and Willett will begin construction in the next couple of weeks, and will continue through April. Several other projects such as light-gauge framing for the exterior walls, insulation for the roofing on the building’s west wing and the installation of plastic sheeting are also ongoing in January. Laramie, Wyo.-based Haselden Wyoming Constructors is serving as the general contractor on the project, which is scheduled for completion in spring 2017.

• Half Acre Gymnasium Addition and Renovation: The Half Acre Recreation and Wellness Center is now open; however, the completion of punch-list tasks and building technology subsystem continues. Cody, Wyo.-based Groathouse Construction Inc. is serving as the general contractor on the project.
 

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• The Michael B. Enzi STEM Facility: Scheduled to open early this year in time for spring semester classes, the 100,000-square-foot will replace existing facilities on campus that have become outdated. The $38 million building will contain approximately 32 undergraduate laboratories in the STEM fields, including teaching labs for introductory courses such as general chemistry, general biology, organic chemistry, elementary physics, mathematics, computational sciences, computer science and other large-enrollment lab courses. Eight preparatory rooms and eight offices also will be included.

• Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts: Substantial completion on the project has been issued, and punch-list work is 90 percent complete, according to . Additional landscape plantings and boulder placement are 80 percent complete and will resume in late April. Cheyenne, Wyo.-based Sampson Construction is serving as the general contractor on the project.

• Hoyt Hall Renovation: The required structural repairs to the lower level of Hoyt Hall have been completed, with substantial completion of the renovation aimed for July 2016. Laramie, Wyo.-based Elk Ridge Builders & Design LLC, the general contractor for the renovation project, has mobilized on site, and work on the interior has begun.

• High Bay Research Facility: Construction on storm drain No. 1 that will extend from the site south to a detention pond at 19th and Willett will begin construction in the next couple of weeks, and will continue through April. Several other projects such as light-gauge framing for the exterior walls, insulation for the roofing on the building’s west wing and the installation of plastic sheeting are also ongoing in January. Laramie, Wyo.-based Haselden Wyoming Constructors is serving as the general contractor on the project, which is scheduled for completion in spring 2017.

• Half Acre Gymnasium Addition and Renovation: The Half Acre Recreation and Wellness Center is now open; however, the completion of punch-list tasks and building technology subsystem continues. Cody, Wyo.-based Groathouse Construction Inc. is serving as the general contractor on the project.
 

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