Last year, many residents of Sherwood, Oregon voted for various different things on November eighth, 2016.Even though the adults of the area were voting, one of the ballots could greatly affect the students of Sherwood School District. This vote was to completely change up the buildings in the district, and even add in an entirely new one. The vote and was very close and as a result, causing many issues in the community. The vote eventually went through, but some are concerned it won’t work out. The vote was for the new Sherwood High School. On November eighth, the Ballot Measure 34-254 was approved, and got the majority of votes from Sherwood residents. Because the vote was so close with a just 54% yes, it is causing some argument in the community. This new high school will be built across the main highway from where it is now. This new high school should be built here, and ready to attend by September of 2020. This should give students a fresh school year starting at the new location, not moving in the middle of the year. Many agree that the new high school was needed because of how swiftly the town of Sherwood is growing. At the moment, Sherwood High school has a maximum capacity of 1,550, but has well over 200 extra students enrolled. This is causing …show more content…
As of right now, Sherwood has two middle schools for students in grades 6-8. All though they are not as crowded as the high school, if they continue to grow at the size they are, they will soon be in the same situation. The vote decided that once the new high school is built, the old high school will convert into one huge middle school. Then this opens up two smaller schools for use. They will both be used as elementary schools in the district. Hopkins Elementary School will move buildings and be located on the Sherwood Middle School campus. Lastly, the district office will be relocated to the former Hopkins