District says new aquatic center at Tranquility High will uplift community

TRANQUILITY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The excavation astatine Tranquility High School has sat bare for 8 years, but that volition alteration soon, creating caller opportunities for families successful the agrarian community.

Tranquility High School Principal and alumni Louie Vallejo remembers the memories made successful these erstwhile vibrant pools.

"For immoderate folks, it mightiness not mean much, but retired present this is simply a large thing," said Vallejo.

In 2017, the gates were locked and the h2o was drained.

"Maintain and upkeep was conscionable excessively costly for the territory and determination were truthful galore problems with it going on," said Vallejo.

Superintendent Felipe Piedra has fond memories of blistery summers spent successful these pools, but without them, helium says, kids person been uncovering much unsafe ways to chill off.

"When you don't person a diagnostic similar this, I hatred to accidental it, but kids spell aquatics successful canals oregon irrigation districts and look for a spot to chill disconnected that are not harmless for our kids," said Piedra.

On Wednesday morning, crushed was breached connected a task to renovate these pools, and hopefully make a abstraction wherever different procreation tin make caller memories.

The planned aquatic halfway volition besides person a h2o slide, a splash pad, locker rooms, and a gym.

Among those looking guardant to the task is Fresno State Women's Water Polo manager Natalie Benson.

She's partnered with the territory to thatch students however to swim.

It's not conscionable for fun, these are besides captious information skills for the kids of Tranquility.

"You privation to chill off, you privation to splash successful the excavation oregon spell to the stream oregon lake. Maybe you find yourself successful the ocean. It's truly important to beryllium capable to bask the h2o portion besides feeling comfy successful the water," said Benson.

The task is expected to beryllium completed successful December 2026.

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