Summer construction at Niwot High School

Over the summer, Niwot High School has been temporarily closed while the school’s plumbing system is updated. The school was closed the Tuesday after Memorial Day and will reopen on July 31 after nine weeks of construction.

“The school has grown a lot since it opened in 1972,” said Niwot High principal Eric Rauschkolb. “Some of the plumbing was original and we were starting to have some problems with the pipes backing up.” Due to the age of the building and the growth of the school, there was an odd mix of older pipes and newer systems which needed to be repaired.

Since the school had no running water all summer, the offices at the school were closed, with staff only being allowed in for small periods of time. The baseball field is also being resurfaced for the first time since the field was built in 2000. Drainage has been problematic after rainstorms.