Perris Union High School District joins the WeatherBug Schools Network. Check out any school site on the District website and you will now see a live link to a WeatherBug on-line weather station. Weather Stations with web-based education software tools have been installed at Perris High School, Heritage High School, Paloma Valley High School, Pinacate Middle School and the California Military Institute.

WeatherBug Weather Station at Perris High School

PUHSD is very excited about being part of a network of over 8,000 weather stations across the country. The WeatherBug Schools Program is the largest weather and climate sensor network that combines professional-grade weather stations at K-12 schools and universities. The weather stations will be used to enhance the science, technology, and math school curriculum using the WeatherBug Achieve program. Each station records more than 25 weather variables and updates every few seconds. This live, hyper-local weather information is exclusive to Earth Networks, enabling an unmatched view of current conditions.

High heat during the summer and early fall is one of the challenges our athletic programs face. The partnership with the WeatherBug Schools Program will also allow athletic directors and coaches to receive notifications for weather conditions, including the heat index through the StreamerRT tool. The dynamic interface enables users to create notification rules for specific locations. Notifications are sent through visual and audible delivery and delivered to desktop and mobile emails.

Perris High School is the oldest campus in PUHSD. Having been built in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, the campus was opened for business in 1961 and had it’s first graduating class in 1962. The original Perris High campus has withstood the test of time and served the students of the Perris community throughout the 50 plus years that it has been an educational institution.  The majority of the campus has remained the same, with the exception of the addition of a two story science building in 2006, a two story 14 classroom building in 2007, and 2 classroom buildings completed in 2013 and 2014 in Phase 1 discussed below. The original campus reached the end of its intended life and the need to renovate Perris High arrived. The Facilities Department has embarked on the long needed campus transformation that will ultimately bring Perris High School into the modern era of high school campuses and provide the facilities our PUHSD students and staff deserve.

The Perris High School transformation has been broken down into 5 phases of construction. This is necessary due to the campus transformation being performed on a campus that is open and serving students during construction. The phasing of the Perris High transformation is dependent on funding and each phase will be planned and timed in a way that any funding opportunity is captured. The different phases are broken down to split the campus into 5 zones in which the phased work will occur, ultimately leading to completely rebuilt campus.

Phase 1:

The Perris High transformation began with the construction of a couple of two story classroom buildings which are located along Ruby Drive at the eastern edge of the campus. This phase was broken into an A and B phase. Phase A included an 18 classroom building that incorporates an elevator for compliance with ADA requirements. Phase 1A was completed in August of 2013. Phase 1B was the addition of a 10 classroom, two story building. This building was completed and occupied in January of 2014. The completion of Phase 1 provided a total of 28 classrooms for student use.  In order to make space for the Phase 1 buildings the former woodshop building was demolished along with an agricultural greenhouse and other outbuildings that formerly occupied the footprint of Phase 1.

Phase 1A & Phase 1B

Phase 2:

This phase has recently begun on the campus and is a big step in the overall campus transformation. Phase 2 has been described as the phase which transforms the heart of the campus. It was approved by the State Architect for construction in December of 2014 and contracts for construction were awarded in March. Like phase 1, Phase 2 has been split into an A and a B phase. Again, this is due to  the availability of funding for the project. The first portion of Phase 2, known as Phase 2A, includes the construction of the new boys/girls locker rooms, along with two 2 story classroom buildings and a satellite kitchen kiosk. These buildings will incorporate an open site plan which is a change from the closed and compartmentalized feel of the old campus. The creation of an open breezeway, known as Panther Parkway, will greet students as they enter the campus and provide a greater amount of visibility across the campus for security and aesthetics.  As part of the Summer 2014 work that occurred at Perris High, a total of 13 classroom buildings were removed from the center of the campus to make way for the Phase 2A project and ultimately 2B as well. Phase 2A is scheduled for completion in December of 2016. Phase 2B  will follow phase 2A and will include a new student union along with a kitchen. Along with the kitchen and student union, a new location for the Panther Den will be included. The Phase 2B building will also house an auto shop and other career tech classrooms. Finally, ROTC will also have their new facilities in this building, right next to the new campus supervisor office. A construction date for Phase 2B has not been identified and a construction start date will be decided as funding becomes available.

Perris High School Phase 2A and 2B Project Scope

Perris High School Phase 2A

Perris Agricultural Center for Excellence (PACE) Phase 2:

The second phase of the new agricultural program facility has been planned in conjunction with Phase 2 of the campus transformation. This new facility includes a 12,700 square foot, two story building. This new building will house the Perris High Agriculture program. This building will include classrooms, lab areas, a new floral shop, and have a very unique second story terrace garden. This second phase of the Agricultural facility renovation follows Phase 1. Phase 1 was completed in 2012 and included a new greenhouse, farrowing barn, and shade house. The PACE Phase 2 project has been designed with input from Perris High site staff and is currently being reviewed by the Department of State Architects office. This project will be constructed when funding is available  The goal of the Facilities Department is to build this project in conjunction with Phase 2B of the Campus PACE Phase 2

PACE Phase 2

Phase 3:

This phase will completely rebuild the library, administration office, career center and reconfigure the science courtyard.  This area is between the two story science building and the current library and will be expanded and designed as a gathering area for outdoor teaching opportunities. As part of Phase 3, the parking lot in front of the administration building will be reconfigured and expanded The anticipated capacity of the new parking lot will almost double the amount of parking currently available in this area.

Phase 4:

The Perris High campus will get a very exciting addition in this phase. A fully functioning visual and performing arts building is included in Phase 4. This building will house the theater, drama, band, choir, as well as an arts courtyard and service yard.

Phase 5:

Phase 5 will ultimately be the last construction project at Perris High. This phase includes facilities that are related to athletics and will augment the stadium complex. In Phase 5, the pool service building, tennis courts, basketball courts, dance room, and stadium team rooms will be built.

Completed Perris High School Transformation

Through this campus transformation, Perris High will become a modern educational facility with the capability to support not only the educational programs of our District but also the rich technological initiatives that our District has embraced. The recent start of the Phase 2A project was possible because of the community’s support of Measure T in 2012 and moves the campus one step further along in the campus master plan.