Good News
for Downtown School
Moore Square Wins EPA's Smart Growth Award
Nov. 19, 2003--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will
recognize Moore Square Museums Magnet Middle School for its
role in helping the environment with a National Smart Growth
Achievement Award. Principal Cathy Bradley will accept the
award on behalf of Moore Square and the Wake County school
system at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., 
Nov.
19.
Moore Square is the first school in the nation to win the EPA award. The unique, compact campus sits on a four-acre city block instead of the 35 to 40 acres typically needed for a middle school. Located in the heart of downtown Raleigh, Moore Square has special partnerships with area museums to enhance students' curricula and opportunities. In addition to being able to walk to a host of venues, Moore Square's presence in downtown has helped clean up the area and encouraged businesses to open in the general location.
The middle school, which opened in fall 2002, already boasts several other awards, including the: · Appearance Honor Roll Award, presented by the Raleigh Citizen Advisory Council, for its outstanding contribution toward enhancing the beauty of Raleigh (May 2003), · Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance, for improving the downtown area (Oct. 2003), and · Moore Square will be recognized in the Architectural Portfolio section of American School & University magazine (Nov. 2003).
WCPSS facility planners Ronni Whitman (no longer with WCPSS) and Larry Sherrill, and WCPSS project managers Alex Fuller, Doug Burd and Ed Kerber were involved in the design and construction of Moore Square Middle. Little and Associates was the architectural firm, and J.W. Grand was the general contractor.