Community Engagement
Mt. Hope High School "Topping Off" Ceremony
The final steel beam was hoisted into place on the new Mt. Hope High School building on the morning of Thursday, November 20, 2025. Bristol Warren Regional School District Administrators, staff, students and local appointed and elected officials signed the beam before the skeletal structure was "topped off" by Brait Builders. The new Mt. Hope High School construction is targeted for completion late summer 2027.
Mt. Hope High School Groundbreaking Ceremony
State and local dignitaries, district adminstrators, school officials and students broke ground on the construction site of Mt. Hope High School the morning of August 14, 2025. The formal ceremony for the $133 million new high school took place on the Chestnut Street campus in Bristol.
Speakers at the event included Governor Dan McKee, School Committee Chairman Adam McGovern, and Superintendent of Schools Ana C. Riley.
Brait Builders is the general contractor for the district's capital construction project.
Community Outreach & Information Regarding the BWRSD Construction Projects
As we move through the process of assessing the building needs of the Bristol Warren Regional School District, it is important that the members of our community be as engaged as possible.
To that end, we are attending as many community events as possible, and will be hosting various opportunities for folks to get involved.
In May and June of this year, the project team led three Visioning Sessions, one at each level of our schools. The Educational Visioning process brings stakeholders - including administrators, teachers, parents, and community members to build consensus around project goals and spatial strategies.
Our team will be attending various events around the towns of Bristol and Warren this summer. Please stop by and chat!
Warren Summer Concert Series
Hope & Main Schoolyard Markets
The Warren Walkabouts
Quahog Festival
And remember, the School Building Committee meetings are all open to the public and are the best way to stay up-to-date with project decisions as they are made.
Superintendent Ana C. Riley and the Bristol Warren Regional School District have hosted two community meetings in October and have one upcoming on November 1 at which community members were/are invited to learn more about the District's Capital Projects Plan, followed by a Q&A session, and a tour of the Mt. Hope High School facility.
Members of the school community are strongly encouraged to attend the community forum to engage in the process and learn more about the goals and priorities of the district's capital improvement plan and share their opinion. The discussion will be led by District Administrators, members of the district's OPM, PMA Consultants, and the district's design partner, Perkins Eastman.
Community Forum: Capital Projects Presentation, Q&A Session, and Tour of MHHS Facility
Monday, October 2, 2023 ⋅ 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Neighborhood/Abutters Meeting: Capital Projects Presentation, Q&A Session, and Tour of MHHS Facility
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 ⋅ 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Community Forum: Capital Projects Presentation, Q&A Session, and Tour of MHHS Facility
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 ⋅ 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM