I write as a parent of a sixth grader and a fourth grader, and as a real-estate professional who works in Lexington. I strongly support the new Lexington High School building project.
Lexington’s schools are the reason so many families choose this community. A modern, well-designed high school doesn’t just serve today’s students – it sustains the strength of our educational system for future generations.
As a parent, what matters most to me is the environment my children will experience. My older child may only partially benefit from the new building, but my younger one will likely spend all of his high school years there.
Having visited the high school myself, it is clear, and widely acknowledged, that the current building is no longer safe or sustainable. It cannot continue in its present condition without major intervention. The choice before us is not whether to act, but how. We can delay the project by one or several years and force students to learn in an aging, compromised, and unsafe facility while enduring renovation or extensive phased construction. Doing so would expose them to years of instability and disruption and would almost certainly increase the cost, because in my experience, construction costs only move in one direction. Or we can move forward now and build a new school on the fields, allowing students to continue learning in a stable environment while a safe, modern high school takes shape beside them.
These students, many of whom already experienced learning disruptions during the pandemic, deserve continuity, safety, and stability. Building new is the only path that provides that.
As a realtor, I also see firsthand how much Lexington’s reputation for educational excellence shapes property values and long-term community health. Investing in a new high school protects both our students and our town’s future.
For our children, for our community, and for Lexington’s continued strength, I urge residents to vote Yes for the new high school.