With less than

two weeks to go until classes start, workers are busy preparing East Coweta's

two high schools for opening day.

Coweta County

School System Public Information Officer Dean Jackson said the one of

the most noticeable projects is the stadium addition at Northgate High

School.

Nearly 4,000

seats are being added, which will jump the capacity to 6,000. Jackson

also noted the home side is being switched with the visitors' side, so

Northgate's fans won't have the sun setting in their eyes.

The stadium

will be ready for Northgate's first game Aug. 30.

Workers are

also busy adding eight classrooms and expanding the media center.

Jackson said

the school will also start work on a gym and tennis center at the beginning

of the year.

Across the

county at East Coweta, workers are getting ready 14 additional classrooms

for the upcoming year. East Coweta and Northgate have felt the brunt of

the county's spectacular growth over the past few years, and construction

workers at the campuses are almost a way of life.

East Coweta's

classrooms should be ready by Aug. 12.