Helpful Resources
About the Project
- Lexington High School (LHS) Building Project website
- "Bloom" is the right size for anticipated enrollment - Dr. Hackett's memo detailing Bloom's flexibility to accommodate anticipated enrollment increases from housing developments (Jan. 29, 2025)
- LHS Building Project MSBA Facilities Assessment Subcommittee Presentation (Jan. 15, 2025)
- LHS Building Project Update for Town Meeting (presentation) (Nov. 13, 2024)
- School Building Committee Report to Town Meeting (Nov. 13, 2024)
- Recreation Committee's formal endorsement of the “Bloom” option (Oct. 20, 2024)
- Project FAQs on the LHS Building Project website. If you have a question you do not see answered there or on this website, please email us at contact@yes4lex.org.
Costs and Other Options
- Staged/phased plans will cost more than Bloom - LHS Project Website
- Staged/phased plans cost $300 million MORE than Bloom - Dr. Hackett's memo detailing official cost estimates for community submissions for projects (Feb. 26, 2025)
- "Thrive" costs $860 million, requires Art. 97 land swap, and not ready until 2035 - School Building Committee and Permanent Building Committee update (Feb. 24, 2025)
- Capital Expenditures Committee and Appropriation Committee Reports on Article 8: why delaying or doing a "phased" project is NOT recommended. Both committees are unanimously against Article 8 (Nov. 6, 2024)
- Latest cost comparison of the six options, includes Central Office and Renovated Field House - SMMA (Oct. 16, 2024)
- Explaining the latest cost estimates - Dore + Whittier (Oct. 10, 2024)
- Comparing LHS project costs to other high school project costs - Dore + Whittier (Aug. 12, 2024)
Current Conditions at LHS
- Tour of Waltham High School and LHS - LexMedia LexLocal Episode (Oct. 4, 2024)
- Inside the the hot, stuffy, overcrowded, Lexington High School - The Lexington Observer (Oct. 17, 2024)
- Lexington High School is old and run down. Here are some photos that show it - The Lexington Observer (Oct. 16, 2024)
- How years of construction at LHS will affect its students - The Lexington Observer (Oct. 17, 2024)
Sustainability
- Sustainability & Resilience Benefits for LHS Building Project
- Economics of Designing Net Zero Schools - LexCAN and Mark Sandeen (Sept. 10, 2024)
- What sustainability features are in the works for the new high school building, and are they worth the cost? - The Lexington Observer (Oct. 18, 2024)
About Yes for Lexington
- Lexington Local Episode - Yes4Lex ft. Taylor Singh (Sept. 26, 2024)
- Letter to the editor: A new high school to meet the educational needs of future generations - The Lexington Observer (Oct. 9, 2024)
Yes for Lexington Newsletters
- March 25, 2025 - March Newsletter
- Feb. 26, 2025 - 2025 Town Election Edition
Other News Sources
- The Lexington Observer LHS Watch - Reporting on the LHS Building Project
- Explaining the six concepts for the new LHS, and which are front-runners - The Lexington Observer (Oct. 17, 2024)