When LeChase completed work at the Rochester City School District’s Dr. Walter Cooper Academy School 10 last August, the coronavirus sidelined plans for a large ribbon-cutting celebration. Instead, a small number of guests gathered in December to commemorate the milestone with a time capsule ceremony.
Photographs by Flood & Flood.
LeChase served as construction manager for recent renovations at the school. The project, which started in March 2019, involved demolishing a portion of the structure to create a two-story gymnasium and classroom addition. Work also covered classroom renovations, IT and security upgrades, addition of building-wide air conditioning, updated finishes, and LED lighting fixtures.
LeChase Project Manager Brian Beachner said that including a time capsule is fairly common on large K-12 renovations where a date stone is installed. LeChase gave the School 10 capsule to Principal Camaron Clyburn last summer. The school filled it with a variety of artifacts, including items related to Dr. Walter Cooper, a current copy of the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle and student drawings. The Rochester Schools Modernization Program organized the milestone event once the capsule was ready.
The top photo, with date stone at center, shows attendees (left-to-right): Roland Coleman, deputy director, Savin Engineers; Ricardo Adams, board commissioner, Rochester City School District; Allen Williams, former chair, Rochester Joint Schools Construction Board; Camaron Clyburn, School 10 principal; Brian Beachner, LeChase project manager; and Milton Pichardo, project manager, Savin Engineers. Terry Van Slooten (not pictured) was LeChase project executive.
