Bond Project Update: March 2025

Thank you, voters!

In 2019, our voters approved a School Construction Bond to build new schools and renovate and expand old ones. Bond funding is kept separate from the rest of the district’s budget, including our levies that need to be renewed every four years. As the saying goes: Bonds are for Building, Levies are for Learning. Learn more at bethelsd.org/bond

Evergreen Elementary (2025)

The much needed expansion of Evergreen Elementary is adding 10,000 square feet to the school, which includes 10 additional classrooms and a new commons area. It is scheduled to be completed by this fall.

NEW Bethel High School (2026)

Construction on our biggest bond-funded project began in early 2024 and the building is taking shape! Thanks to our voters, who approved the 2019 School Construction Bond, the new Bethel High is scheduled to be completed in 2026!

NEW Cedarcrest Middle School (2028)

Originally planned as a modernization and expansion under the 2019 Bond, careful planning and additional state funding will now allow for a full rebuild of Cedarcrest Middle School.

Built in 1982, Cedarcrest is one of the district’s older schools, and at just under 88,000 square feet, it is comparable in size to modern elementary schools and no longer meets our community’s needs.

The new three-story building will be nearly 123,000 square feet, featuring 39 classrooms and capacity for 850 students, up from the current 700.

Construction is set to begin in summer 2026, coinciding with Bethel High School students moving into their new building. Cedarcrest students will temporarily relocate to the old BHS for two years, with the new Cedarcrest scheduled to open in the fall 2028.