The last steel beam, signed by students and faculty members, was placed into the frame of The Determination Over Negativity (DON) Mitchell Family Athletic Center on May 13. The construction of the athletic facility began in September 2023 and will continue through this summer and into the fall. The ribbon-cutting ceremony is expected to take place in November.
The building, named for NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell ’12 who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers, will house a full-size NCAA basketball court that can be divided in half to create two full high school-sized courts running perpendicular. The building will also be large enough to host all-school events and assemblies.
Donovan, his mother Nicole Mitchell, a former Lower Elementary School teacher, and his sister Jordan ’17 toured the construction site on May 20 and are thrilled about the progress. “This is something I dreamed of,” said Donovan, who plans to attend the ribbon cutting in the fall. “It’s a blessing to make my mark on a place that made a mark on me and helped me to grow into the man I’ve become. The DON will be right next to the building where my mom taught.”
“This is a transformational gift, not only for our athletics program but for the entire school,” said Head of School Adam Rohdie. “It’ll be the one place at GCDS where our entire school can gather for our assemblies before Thanksgiving, the Winter Holiday break, and at the end of the year. I can’t thank the Mitchell family enough for their generosity.”
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