With over 600 RSVPs, we welcomed current students and parents, alumni, current faculty and staff, former faculty and staff, members of our construction team, along with neighbors and friends of the school. Guests had the opportunity to take a self-guided tour of the space and explore the incredible rooms and unique learning environment. 

This event was the culmination of many years of work from so many in our community. 

The building will allow for growth of our core programs, in addition to providing resources to a wider audience. 

Every inch is carefully planned to create an ideal learning environment for our students. It is designed to engage and inspire young minds. The makerspace is a collaborative area for making, learning, and exploring, using both high-tech and low-tech tools. The building includes a video production studio, state-of-the-art science labs, a drama room, workout space, and more. A dedicated fiber connection and interactive projectors with voice lift in every classroom provide teachers with advanced technology tools. Common areas and gathering spaces foster and enable team building.

The new building also benefits students in the lower school by increasing enrollment spots to 275 students as we expand into the spaces formerly occupied by middle school students. The fourth floor Learning Center includes a beautiful event venue, an attached meeting room, and expanded tutoring area, enabling HRS to provide services and programs to local, regional, and national community members, most of whom have no direct relationship with the school. This will allow us to grow engagement and continue to position the school as a leader in literacy education. To everyone who had a hand in making this possible: Thank you!!