Monthly Bond Construction Update

The rain didn’t stop us from holding our groundbreaking ceremony in April. We want to extend sincere thanks to the mayor, city council, planning commission, economic development council, PTOs, and Banks Fire Department for coming out to support us at this important event as we officially commence construction on our bond projects.

Thank you to Next Dimension Bakery for providing cake and cookies with a Banks Construction Bond theme! We are grateful for our Banks community!

The Banks High School campus is about to change quickly! Crews are on site doing grading work on the foundation of the high school addition. Fences are in place to protect trees throughout the construction process. In partnership with Save a Tree arborists, we are working to ensure the health and wellbeing of the oak tree at the entrance of the campus. Oaks are resilient, and the outlook for this tree is good. It will remain a prominent feature on campus for years to come.

Inside the current building, locker room demolition is underway, with a full locker room remodel to follow to provide modern, equitable spaces for our student athletes.

We’ve received shipments of steel to begin framing the new auxiliary gym, and it will take shape soon with completion expected in winter of this year.

With extensive work planned for the summer, we are collaborating with our partners to coordinate construction as seamlessly as possible.

You can now view the progress of the Banks High School addition anytime through our 24-hour live P&C Construction cam! Check it out as you’ll see plenty of action there soon!

In-Kind Work

P&C Construction serves as the main point of contact for contractors or vendors in the community who are interested in contributing in-kind work to these bond projects. If you have leads or referrals for this type of work, please contact Brian Sica at the Superintendent’s Office at brians@banks.k12.or.us or 503-324-8591.

• The locker room full remodel is coming soon to provide modern, equitable spaces for our student athletes. They are expected to be completed in August 2026.

• Construction is beginning on the Banks High School addition, bus turnaround, and cafeteria refresh, with expected completion August 2027.

• The new aux gym – with a full-sized basketball court, two side courts, new restrooms, additional storage, new bleachers, a scoreboard, maintenance facility, and team rooms with storage – is expected to be ready by winter 2026!

• HVAC improvements at the elementary school will begin this summer. Roof replacement and repairs will take place this summer if time allows; otherwise, the work will occur next summer.

• The Banks Creek culvert repairs are planned for summer 2026.

For more information and the latest on everything bond-related, please take a look at our bond web page.