Chaffin Junior High School

Matching the school’s colors — Hunter Green and Vegas Gold — Sherwin-Williams extrusion coatings playfully distinguish the fresh façade, complementing and transforming the 45-year-old brick exterior. Opened in 1969, Chaffin Junior High School has continued to serve its growing community with little change to the original, brick box-shaped building. As enrollment doubled and teaching technology evolved, more space was required to serve the 872 students plus faculty, staff and community.

Fulfilling the Fort Smith Public Schools’ mission to provide “students a promising transition into the 21st century,” Architecture Plus, Inc. designed Chaffin Junior High School’s renovation and expansion. As part of this project, G.A.G. Builders, Inc. constructed a music and fine arts addition, completed in May 2013. Modernization of the school also included blending a creative learning environment with the security and accessibility requirements of today’s k-12 facilities. Balancing visibility and vision, the exterior was updated with a secured entry tower and a bright and colorful metal façade.

Further defining Chaffin Junior High School’s distinctive appearance and entrance, Equus Metals, Inc. created the aluminum tube “baguette” system to accentuate the main entrance and public face of the school. These custom, ornamental metal elements were finished by the Texas Finishing Company using Sherwin-Williams Fluropon in Gold Watch, Harvest Gold Seawolf, Coronado Red and Dark Green.

Project Credits:

• Baguette System: Equus Metals, Inc.
• Coating Applicator: Texas Finishing 
• Coatings provider: Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings