By Richard Bammer
Vacaville High School students tossed shovelfuls of freshly spaded earth and smiled for photographers, confetti popped and flew skyward, Vacaville Unified leaders and educators applauded, and, in a matter of seconds, the school district on Monday ushered in the Measure A era with its first project under 2014 voter-approved bond.
Drawing some 100 people, the brief afternoon ceremony, held just steps away from West Monte Vista Avenue, marked the beginning of a multimillion-dollar round of upgrades and new construction at the high school, with the first being an expanded parking lot and the relocation of tennis courts, a $3.6 million project already underway.