SHERBURNE – A much brighter, more modern and spacious Sherburne-Earlville Middle/High School building will be on display from 6 to 7:30 p.m. this evening for district families attending the annual open house.

Tours of the completed elementary school building are from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, with a special program at 5:30 p.m. for 4th graders who are interested in participating in band.

District Superintendent Gayle Hellert said the before and after pictures of the former high school’s 1970s era library would show “quite an amazing transformation.” Contractors finished up some last minute electrical work in the much larger and more centralized facility just in time for the event this evening.

The main entrance to the building is a bit behind schedule, however. Hellert told members of the district’s board of education Monday that it won’t be completed until November.

The renovations were part of a $25.2 multi-year capital building project at both school buildings. It included a geothermal heating and air conditioning system, a new generator, exterior windows and sidewalks, and upgrades to classrooms and guidance and administration offices.