Progress being made for Gatewood's new high school

  • All that's missing is landscaping and a big Gatewood "G" logo on the front of Gatewood's new $8.3 million high school building in Eatonton. Gatewood staff and students are eager to make the new building come to life next month. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)
    All that's missing is landscaping and a big Gatewood "G" logo on the front of Gatewood's new $8.3 million high school building in Eatonton. Gatewood staff and students are eager to make the new building come to life next month. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

    On Oct. 4 last year, Gatewood School officials, local community leaders, and representatives of SmithBuilt Construction Group gathered to toss the ceremonial first shovelfuls of dirt that signified the start of building a new high school in Eatonton.

    That approximately 30,000-square-foot building is almost complete, with only finishing details left before school resumes Aug. 16, and Gatewood Direct…