Tour & Happy Hour

Tuesday, February 3, 2026
4:30 – 5:30 PM Pacific Standard Time
Happy Hour to follow tour

Earn 1 LU/HSW CEU

St Helens High School

The addition and renovation of St Helens High School was driven by the need to modernize and unify an aging campus with significant security and accessibility challenges. Below are spaces that will be included in the tour:

• Start in New Cafeteria – Discuss project drivers, new secure entry and admin area, and the need for an adequately sized eating space to reduce prevalence of cliques
• New Science and Prep Room – Discuss modernized equipment, storage and prep space
• New Enclosed Building Connection – Discuss site grade, accessibility, building area and fire wall considerations
• Renovated / Relocated Media Center – Discuss media center as heart of student life and gathering
• Renovated Early Childhood CRs – Discuss major impact of aesthetic upgrades (finishes, casework)
• Modernized Culinary Arts Lab – Discuss prior home-ec style room, need for something more professional and commercial hood considerations
• New Health Occupations Classroom – Discuss new program, lead in for healthcare careers
• Renovated Typical Classroom – Discuss challenges with legacy integrated wall and ceiling system, considerations to improve acoustics and freshness of all classrooms
• Renovated / Relocated Career and Counseling Center – Discuss need for welcoming, bright and airy space, flexible gathering

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about design team’s careful planning to repurpose and reimagine existing spaces which were no longer adequate for their original purpose such as the old cafeteria, kitchen, and library.
• Creative and cost effective strategies to renovate existing classrooms and make them feel new.
• Critical accessible ramp considerations to connect existing buildings at different grade elevations.
• How to plan smart building separation strategies to minimize disruption of connected space.

Project Team:
Architect Company of Record: Soderstrom Architects
Landscape Architect: Mears Design Group
Mechanical Engineer & Electrical Engineer: Glumac
Structural Engineer: KPFF Engineering
Civil Engineer: Lower Columbia Engineering
Contractor: Hoffman Construction
Owner’s Representative: Cornerstone Management, Inc; Foodservice Consultant – JBK Consulting & Design
Owner: St Helens School District

Sponsorship Opportunities Available:

Bar Sponsor – $250 | SOLD

• One (1) complimentary registration for sponsored event
• Logo at bar for sponsored event
• Logo and link to website on chapter event announcement for the sponsored event
• Logo and link to website on chapter e-mail marketing for event

Event Sponsor – $250 | SOLD

• Two (2) complimentary registrations for sponsored event
• Approved company literature at sponsored event, if provided
• Logo and link to website on chapter event announcement for the sponsored event
• Logo and link to website on chapter e-mail marketing for event
• If event sponsor is directly affiliated with the event, additional complimentary registrations may be considered to help facilitate the event

4:30 – 5:30 PM	Tour St Helens High School 2375 Gable Rd St Helens, OR 97051
5:30 – 8:00 PM	Happy Hour Mister Goose 58499 Columbia River Hwy St Helens, OR 97051

Members: Free | Non-Members: $30

Registration closes on February 2, 2026.