Sehome High School

Dawson constructed Bellingham's new 190,000 square foot Sehome High School from the ground up, a two-story campus designed for 1,200 students with classrooms, science labs, CTE spaces including culinary arts and manufacturing robotics, performing arts facilities, a library, gymnasium, theater, and full commercial kitchen.

Site development was equally substantial: an eight-lane synthetic track, turf fields for football, baseball, softball and soccer, six tennis courts, 450 parking spaces, a parent drop-off loop, and dedicated bus access. Built for the Bellingham School District, Dawson phased construction so students could continue using the existing school throughout the build, ultimately delivering the new campus six months ahead of schedule with zero lost-time safety incidents.

Sehome High School opened on schedule and has become a source of pride for the Bellingham community, providing 1,200 students with learning environments spanning academics, career training, athletics, and the arts. The project earned an AGC Build Washington Award for Construction Excellence in the Public Building $50M to $100M category, and the facility continues to serve as a benchmark for school construction in Northwest Washington.