Jackson High School Aquatic Center

The Aquatic Center addition at Jackson High School provides the necessary facilities for Jackson Public Schools to develop its competitive swim program, originally housed at the middle school. The new facility is shared with the community at large after team practice hours. It provides opportunities for community members to improve their health and wellness through swim classes, open swim, and recreational use that until recently was absent from the community. Integration between schools and community was a priority; the Aquatic Center has dedicated, separate entries and locker rooms for the school and community members.

The design team was challenged by the geography and architecture of the existing campus along with the needs laid out by the school district. The Aquatic Center had to be attached and connected to the existing high school. Essential exit pathways to existing exit doors needed to be maintained; in some cases, the existing elevations did not match the new ones. The new facility includes multiple access points to new offices for high school athletics and administration; accessibility and security were of equal importance. For security reasons, the entryway for students was on the south side of the addition, and the community point of access was to the north. Spectator seating was designed so that access was convenient for both community members and students.

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