Fast Facts

Fayetteville High School

• The performing arts, student commons, administrative offices and sports arenas contain 178,924 square feet.

• The student commons seats 600 students, twice as many as the old cafeteria.

• The auditorium seats 850, nearly three times as many as the old auditorium.

• The stone used on the lower sections of the exterior of the new buildings is from a quarry near Mena. The stone color is known as “Smokey Mountain blue” because of subtle changes in color that occur during the day.

• More than 113 miles of electrical wiring has been installed. Additionally, almost 23 miles of data cable has been installed.

• There are 18 retractable basketball backboards and goals in the new athletics buildings.

• There are 75 toilets, 20 urinals and 84 sinks in the two new buildings.

• Some 970 tons of construction waste, or 1.94 million pounds, has been diverted from landfills through recycling of concrete, metal and wood debris. That amounts to about 87 percent of the construction debris.

Source: Fayetteville School District

At A Glance

First Look

An open house for students to visit the high school and find their classrooms is tentatively scheduled for Aug. 16, administrators said.

A formal dedication is planned Sept. 14, with tours starting at 4 p.m. The dedication will be at 5 p.m. Gov. Mike Beebe and Tony Wood, assistant education commissioner, are scheduled to attend.

Source: Fayetteville School District