School District of Washington

Work Being Performed on Blue Jay Gymnasium

Posted on 05/18/2020

Washington High School’s Blue Jay Gymnasium has a new look.

Work involving the floor, bleachers, lights and wall pads is under way and will continue during the summer.

The floor is complete with no foot traffic permitted until June 22.

Work on the bleachers is expected to begin at the end of June and should be completed by the middle part of July. The facility is closed until bleacher work is complete.

The floor was sanded down and refinished, which is considered normal maintenance that needs to take place to a wood floor. With the refinish, the graphics on the floor were changed.

Additionally, the lights in the gymnasium will be replaced with LED lights.

Work on replacing the bleachers on the lower level also will be done. This will allow the Blue Jay Gymnasium to offer handicap accessible seating with sections that can retract to accommodate a certain number of wheelchairs.

The number of rows on one side will be reduced to allow an aisle behind the chairs utilized by players, coaches and scorer’s table personnel during games for patrons to be able to exit the gymnasium easier than in the past.

The wall pads at the end of the gymnasium also are being replaced. The funds for that are being donated by the WHSAA and two recent graduation classes as a gift.

Photos below are from May 15 and May 27.


May 15 Photos







May 27 Photos