Gymnasium – What you need to know

Early construction on new gymnasium

For those of you around Stirling still you have been lucky enough to see the external transformation of the new gymnasium which surely has been a sight to see. However, for many of us it is difficult to visualize how big the  new  gymnasium is and what an upgrade this will be for our school. I would like to present you with some details on the new gymnasium to help us better understand why this is going to be a welcome addition to the school that will serve the community for many, many years to come. The new gymnasium has 8,320 Sq Ft (733 Sq M) of playing surface compared to 5,672 Sq Ft (527 Sq M) with our old gymnasium more than a 46% increase. With the bleachers pulled out in our new gym there will be 6,070 Sq Ft (564 Sq M)  of playing surface compared to the 4,520 Sq Ft (420 Sq M) in the old gym or an over 34% increase.

New gymnasium from northwest corner

The size increase will allow for:

• Two full basketball courts to run side by side going cross court 
• Six full regulation badminton courts
• One main volleyball court or two side-by-side full regulation courts going cross court 
• Bleacher seating for 625 people 
• Six glass backboards that are retractable into the ceiling
• Two score clocks, a projector, a large projector screen 
• There is a large retractable glass wall separating the gymnasium and the new gathering area

We have been working hard to reach our fundraising goal, however, we are currently only about 25% to our goal of $1,000,000 and we need your help in reaching our goal. Please visit our donations page to learn more about how you can help. You can also like us on Facebook to follow the progress there.