At a school board meeting on Tuesday, Kevin Dion, Trumbull Public Schools’ director of operations, said the new school building would not be completed until 2029. But Semmel said Friday that Dion misspoke. Semmel said the district is still “on track” to open the new school in 2028. Trumbull residents, in a 2024 referendum vote, approved the $142.3 million Hillcrest construction project, which will cost the town $82.5 million after securing a 44% state reimbursement rate. The new school will be 145,884 square feet and will accommodate a projected enrollment of 826 students. The current Hillcrest school is slated to be demolished. The new building’s gymnasium will be able to fit upward of 300 spectators on the bleachers, which will be placed on both sides of the court for sporting competitions, pep rallies and more, Dion said. The gym is currently planned to be 7,420 square feet.
Trumbull’s new Hillcrest Middle School still on track to open in 2028
