Maryville City Schools breaks ground on high school expansion 

Maryville City Schools breaks ground on high school expansion 

Daily Times 

By: Shanon Adame 

March 4, 2025 

Maryville City Schools board members and council members broke ground on Maryville High School’s long-awaited expansion Monday afternoon. 

A small crowd gathered outside the front of the school while MCS students played music for the crowd. 

After the students finished, MCS Director Mike Winstead addressed the crowd. 

“You know, Maryville City Schools has a 100 year history of success,” he said, “This exemplary service to our students and community. Our mission hasn’t changed over the generations; provide exemplary instruction for our students, develop strong character and prepare our children for fulfilling futures.” 

The expansion project will take approximately two years. In the last 85 years, the building has been renovated or expanded 13 times in the past 85 years. This expansion will be the biggest, Winstead said. 

At the intermediate level, expanding the high school will mean more room for those students, Winstead told the crowd. 

At the high school level, they will be creating over 200 new parking spaces, four chemistry labs, two health labs and four art classrooms. The expansion will also bring about 30 new regular classrooms, a new school auditorium and a cafeteria expansion. 

“I am grateful for this community. To each person who believes in the value of public school and faithfully supports Maryville City Schools,” he said. 

After Winstead spoke, board chair Julie Elder and Maryville City Mayor Andy White both spoke in support of the expansion. 

“This project, as Dr. Winstead said, has been years in the making, and a lot of consideration has gone into the design, budgeting and strategic financing necessary to make this project happen,” White said. 

White said that students bring great potential to the community and that he was proud to help grow that potential in an environment “well-suited for their needs.” 

With the groundbreaking complete, the first step for the project will be working on the school’s parking lot.