There is something especially rewarding about helping transform a school that has been serving its community for years. Such the case at Monroe County High School in Monroeville, Alabama.
The school has a lot of history, but parts of the building were showing their age. Worn doors, older finishes and areas that had been patched and repaired over the years were beginning to affect the overall feel of the environment.
The principal has a real desire to change that, not simply to make the school look better, but to create a place that students and teachers can feel good about walking into every day.
And you don’t always need a brand-new building to accomplish that. For this phase of the project, we completely wrapped two of the school’s main entrances, installed three large tension graphics in the foyer, and wrapped 38 interior doors throughout the building.
Entrance Wraps
The transformation starts outside with the school’s two main entrances.
An entrance sets the tone before anyone ever walks through the doors. The new entrance wraps take areas that previously felt dated and turn them into something that feels active, intentional and unmistakably Monroe County High School.
Door Wraps
The 38 interior door wraps made a significant impact throughout Monroe County High School. Years of wear, peeling paint, old decorations and accumulated staples had left many of the doors looking dated and worn.
The finished wraps gave the doors a completely new purpose within the space. Rather than simply covering signs of age, they became an integral part of the school’s updated environment, bringing consistency, school identity and a much more finished appearance throughout the building.
The school also needed a simple way to identify its hallways and make navigation easier. We wrapped the existing kickplates with hall numbers and coordinating school graphics, creating an economical wayfinding solution.
Framed Tension Graphics
The areas above the hallways contained old, worn ceiling tiles. Large tension graphic systems now cover those areas and give the foyer a much more finished appearance while adding school identity to a space that previously showed the building’s age.
This project is a great reminder that improving a school environment doesn’t always require a new building or a massive renovation.
Sometimes it’s about looking at what you already have and finding creative ways to make it better. The goal at Monroe County High School is to create a place that students and teachers can take pride in every day, and we’re excited to be a small part of that. We’re not finished yet either. There are already more projects in the works, and we’re looking forward to continuing the transformation.
