ADAMS TWP — Consultants recommend the Mars School Board either demolish and rebuild the original part of the high school or renovate and add on to make the changes necessary for growth there.

At Tuesday night's school board meeting, Dale Roth and John Linden of Roth MARZ Partnership, the district's architectural firm, presented the results of the high school feasibility study the board requested in December.

The first option would involve major renovations, including gutting and rebuilding the two-story interior of the school's oldest section toward the center of the structure. The plan would allow for additional levels in the future, and would reconfigure the school's design to meet the needs listed in the study.

Superintendent William Pettigrew said the district could borrow $14 million without going over its debt limit, which would cover the two options presented.

In both cases, the state would reimburse the district some of the project cost.

A third option, which was not discussed, would require voter approval by referendum.