Fayetteville (Ark.) district is planning to construct an academic and athletic complex

Fayetteville High School in Fayetteville, Ark., is adding an athletic complex to enhance its sporting events. 

The Bulldog Academic and Athletic Complex will consist of two main parts. The three-story student wellness and academic center will replace the football field house south of Harmon Field and the concession and restroom facilities. The center will have new restrooms, concessions and a new entrance gate to the field, reports Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. 

The center will serve as the focal point of the complex. It will feature locker rooms for the football, soccer and cross country teams. There also will be areas outfitted  with training material and equipment to teach sports medicine, editing bays and technology for student broadcasting, academic space that can be converted to banquet space, and seating overlooking the field for football and soccer games.

The second part, the Bulldog Teams Center, will replace three former Boys & Girls Club buildings that are more than 60 years old. It will have a spirit court for cheer and dance team practice, an auxiliary training room, batting cages for baseball and softball, marching band and color guard storage, locker rooms and extra parking.

A bond restructuring proposal that voters approved last year will help generate about $111 million for facility improvements and construction.