Education

Topping Out at Viera!

By |2020-01-06T15:55:03-05:00January 6th, 2020|What's New|

On Dec. 12, Orlando Commercial team members, subcontractors, vendors, and representatives from Brevard Public Schools celebrated the topping out of Viera Area Elementary School. See more pictures. As workers entered what will be the school’s cafeteria they received t-shirts, raffle tickets for a chance to win more than $2,500 in prizes, and a feast from [...]

Space Coast Office Grand Opening!

By |2019-12-22T16:51:11-05:00December 22nd, 2019|What's New|

On Dec. 5, Wharton-Smith team members gathered with local subcontractors, clients, and Brevard County representatives to officially open our Space Coast office. See more pictures. Johnathan Wilkes, Project Executive, said, “I want to thank our present and future partners for coming out. We look forward to many prosperous years on the Space Coast.” Right before [...]

Groundbreaking at AAA High School

By |2024-02-29T08:54:00-05:00December 18th, 2019|What's New|

Wharton-Smith team members joined Polk County School Board members, local government officials, and members of the community to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new high school. See more pictures. The event opened with a prayer by Bishop Willie R. Mincey, Jr. and musical performances by the Ridge Community High School Marching Band and Girls Ensemble [...]

Dedication at Horizon West Middle School

By |2024-02-29T08:46:11-05:00November 25th, 2019|What's New|

On Nov. 15, Wharton-Smith team members, faculty, students, and school board members gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony in the new gymnasium. The event was boisterous and energetic with performances by the school’s dance team and choir, inspiring remarks from Orange County School Board Chair Teresa Jacobs, Principal Michelle Thomas, and more. See more pictures. [...]

Construction and Interior Design Students Win Big in National Competition

By |2019-11-18T21:55:08-05:00November 18th, 2019|What's New|

SANFORD, Fla. (Nov. 15, 2019) - Seminole State College of Florida students won big in Las Vegas this month, but it wasn’t by playing cards. Following a Southeast regional win, students from the construction and interior design programs placed first in the nation at the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) student competition, beating Oklahoma State [...]

A School Like No Other — Pine Crest Elementary School

By |2019-09-12T18:40:23-04:00September 12th, 2019|What's New|

On Sept. 12, Wharton-Smith team members joined with representatives from the Seminole County School Board, community leaders, and students and staff from Pine Crest Elementary School to celebrate the construction of a new school. See more pictures. “This will be a school that families from all over the County are going to seek out because [...]

Wharton-Smith breaks ground at South Tech Academy

By |2019-09-10T20:47:34-04:00September 10th, 2019|What's New|

On Sept. 10, the Southeast Florida Region – Commercial Division joined Palm Beach County School Board members, students, and staff to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new South Tech Academy in Boynton Beach. See more pictures. Jim Kidd, Superintendent of South Tech Schools, opened the event by thanking Wharton-Smith for the tremendous effort that has [...]

Lyman High Greyhounds Get a New Stadium!

By |2019-08-30T12:59:38-04:00August 30th, 2019|What's New|

Wharton-Smith team members joined the Greyhound Nation on Aug. 16 as they celebrated their brand new stadium. The festivities included a community tailgate, a ribbon-cutting, and their first football game of the season. See more pictures. The $1.9 million project included the demolition and replacement of the home section stadium bleachers, press box, stadium lighting, [...]

Wharton-Smith Celebrates Topping Out of Hillcrest Elementary School

By |2018-02-06T13:41:32-05:00February 6th, 2018|What's New|

Sanford, FL – On Friday, February 2, Wharton-Smith’s Commercial Division celebrated the great work being done by local subcontractors and team members on the comprehensive renovation/addition project for Orange County Public Schools' Hillcrest Elementary School. The traditional topping out event marks a significant milestone in the completion of the project. More than 150 subcontractor and [...]

Wharton-Smith Participates in Great American Teach-In at Florida Schools

By |2017-11-16T21:32:51-05:00November 16th, 2017|What's New|

Sanford, FL – November 17, 2017 – In celebration of American Education Week, Wharton-Smith employees from our Sanford and Tampa offices participated in the Great American Teach-In, an annual event where members of the community visit area schools to speak to students about their jobs and the role they play in the companies they work [...]

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