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Old Midwood School to be used in new role: Renovation under way to update facility for 8th-grader program.

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| November 15, 2006 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Steve Lyttle

Nov. 15--A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools building that has lived many lives soon will have another -- and in updated surroundings. Preliminary work already is under way at Midwood School, a 70-year-old structure that will be modernized and then house a program designed to help eighth-graders prepare for high school. "Midwood School is actually a number of different buildings, constructed at different times," said Guy Chamberlain, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools associate superintendent for auxiliary services. "But it is in need of updating." The school system is spending about $2.3 million to modernize the school, in the heart of Charlotte's…

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