Community chips in to launch optimization project

Community chips in to launch optimization project

An underutilized space at Lakes Middle School is approaching a transformation. The school's courtyard has entered the first phase of an overhaul project that will eventually create a more user-friendly space with seating, tables, shade sails and a pavilion where teachers will take learning outside and students can study and eat lunch in the open air. “We brainstormed with our committee, we did surveys with the kids, the parents and staff and came up with some concepts," Lakes Parent Teacher Student Association treasurer and project coordinator Tiffany Allgood said Wednesday. "The big-ticket item that we want to put in here is the pavilion."