By Douglas Feiden / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Enid Alvarez/New York Daily News Community Health Academy of the Heights Principal Mark House and Yvonne Stennett, the executive director of CLOTH. Photo: Enid Alvarez | Daily News
That dream will come true for the Community Health Academy of the Heights early 2013 as construction wraps up on its modern, six-story, red-brick building on W. 158th St. — and it finally gathers its pupils under one roof.
It’s about time: CHAH, a grade 6-12 school, has a middle school on 182nd St. off Amsterdam Ave. and a high school on 183rd St. off St. Nicholas Ave. — and neither one has a library, cafeteria, auditorium or gym.
When the academy moves into its long-awaited, $44 million home, its 37 teachers and 523 students will never again have to trek through blizzards or scorching heat to teach a class, chat with a pal or visit a school social worker.
“We’ve had our trials and tribulations and pitfalls in creating, financing and building a school in this economic climate — and overcoming the limitations of the temporary sites,” said Yvonne Stennett, executive director of the Community League of the Heights, which founded CHAH.
“But we finally see the stars aligning.”
Read more: Community League of the Heights expects completion of long-awaited school building – NY Daily News.
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