Board receives auditorium update

Renovations are continuing on the Barbara Rose Johns Auditorium with extra care to pay homage to the facility’s namesake with classic architecture choices, while giving it modern upgrades with technology and ADA compliance. Mosley Architects and English Construction are working with a $3.2 million budget to marry the old and the new to turn the older facility into a showpiece worthy of Johns’ name. At 15, Johns led a walkout of students at the R.R. Moton High School in 1951 to protest unequal school facilities. Her actions, and that of others, eventually led to the court case that became part of the Brown Supreme Court decision that ended segregation in public schools. Jennifer Kaatz with Moseley Architects updated members of the Prince Edward County School Board at its Nov. 3 meeting. She said work is on schedule for completion next year, then set the stage for some of the planned projects. “There has to be some roof work done. There has to be a replacement of the HVAC system.

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