A well-deserved ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to mark the opening of the new William S. Rogers High School in Newport, RI. Pare worked alongside The S/L/A/M Collaborative to design the state-of-the-art facility, which replaces a 1950s-era high school. The new 167,000-SF facility includes an auditorium, workshops, 21st-century art and science labs, and a variety of dedicated career and technical education spaces including a commercial-grade kitchen for culinary students and a student-run restaurant, Seaside Cafe, which will be open to the public.

During the design phase, Pare provided permitting, site/civil engineering, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, and traffic engineering services. During the early phases of the design, Pare and the team uncovered challenging site conditions including shallow rock, remnants from a previous military base, and an historic quarry. Pare investigated site conditions through geophysical subsurface investigations, test pits, borings, and Phase I/Phase II environmental site assessments and worked with the team to develop solutions to move the project forward. Pare is proud of its role helping to design this state-of-the-art educational facility for the high school students of Newport!