South Hills Middle School is now in the building previously called Bloomfield Hills Middle School. The proposed cost of the project that began in summer 2021 was $38.9 million. South Hills Middle School has 114,866 square feet of renovated space and 40,866 square feet of new space. South Hills Middle School has 612 students in grades six through eight, 57 teachers and over 100 staff members. North Hills Middle School is now in the building that previously housed Lahser High School. It was last used as a high school in 2015. In the summer of 2021, construction began to build the new North Hills Middle School with the proposed cost of $55.2 million. There was a “big emphasis on creating spaces where students could show and demonstrate their learning,” Rubel said. The school now has 98,760 square feet of renovated space and 88,780 square feet of new space. Since the North Hills Middle School building was previously a high school, the infrastructure allowed for more features, such as a natatorium and an auditorium. North Hills Middle School’s school community includes 576 students in grades six through eight, 54 teachers and 100 staff members. “Designing North Hills Middle School was an extraordinarily collaborative process,” Bidlack said. “Mr. Rubel and our middle school team were wonderful to work with to design a building with the focus being that we were going to create environments that were inclusive so that all students would feel a strong sense of belonging and they would be in a team atmosphere. So, the whole campus is laid out with that priority in mind. Academically speaking, we really wanted to bring in and leverage the facility to enhance our efforts around STEAM, career readiness and college readiness.” More information on how BHS used bond dollars can be found at bloomfield.org/about-bhs/bond/schools.

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