Building a Stronger Sapulpa
In 2014, prior to the passage of the Chieftain Strong bond issue which funded numerous district projects over nine years, the long-range planning committee identified a need for a new Sapulpa High School. The group outlined a master plan for future bond issues, with 2023 as the target date for a bond proposal to construct a new high school campus.
In the fall of 2022, Sapulpa Public Schools began a series of site needs assessments and community and district meetings to develop a 2023 bond issue to fund the building of a new Sapulpa High School and other crucial district projects.
Planning meetings included interactive feedback and surveys from teachers, parents, students, city and county leaders and community members. Following the assessments and meetings, SPS administration and an appointed long-range planning committee, which included a financial consultant, put together a completed bond resolution.
That resolution was approved unanimously by the Sapulpa Public Schools Board of Education on July 10, 2023, and the bond issue went before voters on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Voters passed the bond proposal, making it the largest in the district's history.
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The resolution was made up of two propositions.
- A new Sapulpa High School building on the existing site for 9th - 12th grade instruction including a performing arts center
- Facility improvements for 8th grade instruction
- A new indoor practice facility and baseball and softball fields at Westside Athletic Complex
- New football locker rooms and office space at the existing Collins Stadium
- Improvements at the existing Chieftain Center
- Agriculture Education Farm Facility improvements
- Equipment for HVAC and roofing as well as furniture and fixtures as needed
- Technology
- Athletic and band equipment and uniforms
- Playground equipment and improvements
The total amount of Proposition 1 equals $276,750,000.
- Acquisition of transportation and auxiliary transportation equipment
The total amount of Proposition 2 equals $2,500,000.
Learn more about the long-range planning committee and bond development process.
The current Sapulpa High School was completed in 1961. The auditorium was constructed in 1963.
The new Sapulpa High School will be a modern, innovative campus at the corner of Mission and Dewey, a cornerstone to the downtown Sapulpa landscape along historic Route 66.*
*architectural rendering, subject to change