Together Spokane: Here’s how the $440 million schools and parks tax proposals would touch the North Central High School boundary

Though it’s officially named “North Central High School,” some school officials dubbed the patchwork school “the SeaTac project that’s never-ending,” or “A Tale of Two Cities,” for the piecemeal updates made over the years.

“As ‘A Tale of Two Cities,’ we have this beautiful north end of our building with upgraded facilities and upgraded labs,” North Central Principal Tami McCracken told a crowd at a recent town hall event at her school. “At the south end of the building, it’s in need of significant upgrades and repairs.”

Built in 1982 and partially renovated or expanded through bonds passed in 1998, 2009 and 2015, the latest upgrades to the school would be funded through Spokane Public Schools’ $200 million bond proposal on November ballots.

It’s one of around 200 projects the school di