By Sara Beth Williams–
The newly modernized football stadium at San Juan High School is nearing completion, with a ribbon cutting expected to take place at the end of April, district officials said Wednesday.
San Juan Unified School District Director of Communication Raj Rai reported that construction has been completed on the track-and-field area, which includes the athletic field, track, scoreboard, throwing cage and storage containers for athletic equipment. The tennis courts are also finished, with the concession stand and ticket booth nearing completion.
Currently crews are preparing for landscaping, and new foundations for additional upgrades, including biofiltration areas designed to slow, filter and absorb rainwater, an update on the district’s website says.
“These improvements reflect San Juan Unified’s ongoing commitment to providing modernized athletic facilities for students, staff and the community. The stadium modernization project remains on track for completion in Spring 2026, with graduation set to take place in the new stadium,” the district said.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held in May 2025 for the new stadium, attended by dozens of students, staff, school administration, San Juan Unified School District board members, and local and regional elected officials. The last upgrades to the stadium were made in 2008, the district said previously.
The total budget for the project is $21 million the district reports, with, $17 million going toward construction. The project is on budget and was approved by the board in March 2025, Rai said.
The stadium remodel project is funded by the San Juan Unified School District’s bond program, specifically the Measure P bond measure, passed by voters in 2016. This bond allows the district to fund facility modernizations, including the stadium’s upgrades.
San Juan High School was founded in 1913 when the San Juan Union High School District was organized, and its first classes were held in the same year in a temporary building in Fair Oaks. The first permanent building was constructed in 1915 at the current Greenback Lane location in Citrus Heights on land donated by Walter Trainor.
A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled to take place on April 23 at 9 a.m. and those who wish to attend can RSVP here.
For the latest on the project, including photos, you can visit the district’s website.
