The Zachary Community School Board hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new gymnasium complex at Zachary High School on Tuesday, Nov. 9. Following the ribbon cutting ceremony, guests were invited to tour the facility and enjoy refreshments as the ZHS Lady Bronco basketball team participated in a scrimmage against Dutchtown in the competition gym, and the Bronco Basketball team practiced in one of the auxiliary gyms. Front, from left: Joey Sanchez, ZHS athletic director; Gene Bruner, Sharon Samuels, school board; Wes Watts, ZHS principal; Monica Brian, girls volleyball coach; April Brown, girls basketball coach; Kirby Loupe, boys basketball coach; Jannie Rogers, school board; Gaynell Young, school board; Carl Kelley, school board; Hubie Owens, school board president; Jonathan Benda, school board; David Dayton, school board; and Scott Swilley, school board. Back, from left: Scott Devillier, ZCSD director of operations; Warren Drake, ZCSD superintendent; and architects Michael Holly and David Hoover of Holly & Smith.
Superintendent Warren Drake thanked those in attendance for helping celebrate the opening of the complex.
School Board president Hubie Owen thanked everyone for voting 'yes' on the bond proposal, and said that the gym would be here for another 50 or 60 years for the community to enjoy.
Director of Operations Scott Devillier and Principal Wes Watts welcomed Zachary city officials and leaders, community members and school district personnel.
"This is a beautiful building built for the Zachary community...and that's what it's really all about, the community and for the kids," said Devillier.
The gym complex holds a capacity of 1,691 and has three gyms: a competition gym, located in the center of the complex that will host girls and boys basketball and volleyball games, and Bronco wrestling meets.
On both sides of the competition gym are auxiliary gyms, or physical education gyms, each with a set of locker rooms for the athletes and students. Coaches offices are also located inside each of the auxiliary gyms.
ZCSD program manager for the gymnasium complex is CSRS/Abigail Brown; architects are Holly & Smith from Hammond, and contractors are Percy J. Matherne from Baton Rouge.
On Saturday, Nov. 13, the Biddy basketball league played their first games of the season in the new gymnasium.
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