Fairfield Community Schools | Falcon Fieldhouse and Auditorium Renovation
Fairfield Community Schools (Goshen, Ind.) celebrated the opening of its new Falcon Fieldhouse and renovations to the junior-senior high auditorium. Designed by Garmann Miller and built by Weigand Construction, the fieldhouse features an indoor track, multi-sport courts, and batting cages, allowing students to train year-round while multiple teams practice at the same time. The auditorium renovation added new seating, staging, and upgraded sound and lighting, creating a professional-quality venue for Fairfield’s show choir and performing arts programs. With grades 7–12 on one campus, the improvements expand opportunities for student participation while strengthening school pride and community connection.
Significant Athletic Addition
The fieldhouse was constructed with the intent of creating additional space for sporting events, practices, and extracurricular activities that weren't feasible prior. It features:
Gymnasium with Three Basketball/Volleyball Courts Three-Lane 50 Meter Sprint Track Bleachers Seating 640 Spectators Lobby/Commons Area Team Store Concessions Stand Locker Rooms Mezzanine Overlooking Lobby and Gymnasium Scoreboards Batting Cage Golf Simulator Storage Space
These features supply needed infrastructure to Fairfield's athletics programming. With added gymnasium space and new training resources, basketball, volleyball, tennis, and track teams can now conduct practice indoors when weather conditions are unfavorable.
Pulling Back the Curtain
Along with building the new fieldhouse, Weigand renovated Fairfield’s junior-senior high auditorium. This involved a redesign of the entrance, lobby, and theatre. The entrance received a completely redeveloped façade, outer door, vestibule, and new signage that matches district branding. Custom outdoor seats in the shape of the school logo are positioned on either side in front of the main doors, along with decorative landscaping and a new concrete slab. The reworked lobby has new flooring, a ticket booth, updated light fixtures, open seating areas, school lettering and colors throughout, and two sets of large double doors leading straight into the auditorium. The theatre features:
3 Seating Columns with 685 Total Chairs Main Stage and Backstage Area Orchestra Pit Auditorium and Stage Lighting System Second-Story Production Booth
This dramatic conversion of the existing theatre significantly upgraded equipment, stage space, and seating. The auditorium now supports stage productions, school assemblies, celebrations, meetings, and public events at a scale not achievable initially.
Facilities Befitting the Falcons
This set of projects is a major investment in Fairfield Community Schools, promoting the academic, athletic, and creative growth of the student body. The Falcon Fieldhouse elevates the game-day experience while the newly improved auditorium brings students' artistic development center stage. The district is well positioned to enrich its learning pathways through premier spaces that advance both athletics and the arts.
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Project Highlights
- Basketball/Volleyball Courts
- 3
- Bleacher Capacity
- 640 People
- Sprint Track Lanes
- 3
- Auditorium Seats
- 685
I’m proud we were able to complete this project without a referendum or raising taxes. We put so much care into the details and small touches that it truly feels like our own.