Kaiser Electric was recently hired as the electrical contractor on the new Wesclin High School project in Trenton, Ill. The $24 million project started on April 1 and is expected to be completed in June 2014. Trenton is located 32 miles east of St. Louis.

The 117,500 square-foot school is adjacent to the existing high school, which will be used for grades 4-8. The new single-story facility will include administrative offices, labs, agriculture and wood shops, a media center, cafetorium, stage, gymnasium, and 24 classrooms.

Kaiser Electric crews will provide complete electrical installation on the project, which includes lighting, building power and lighting distribution, and low-voltage systems for voice/data, building access controls, CCTV, classroom smartboards, intercom system, and the fire and alarm systems.