Workers pour the concrete foundation Tuesday for a new and larger band hall at Athens High School. The new band hall, which is scheduled to be completed by the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, will be built adjacent to the existing one. Just down the street at Athens Intermediate School, construction is under way on eight new classrooms. The total on both projects is approximately $4.7 million, which is being paid for in cash by the district. (Toni Garrard Clay/AISD)