The new Wharton Junior High School building won’t be ready for use until after the next school year, which is nearly a year later than expected. Mike Lanier, the construction project manager, says that the completion date is now at the end of the next school year, not in December of this year. Unfortunately, three major issues have impacted the construction, with the biggest delay being caused by the discovery of large amounts of asbestos during the demolition of the old building. It’s not the news anyone wanted to hear, but it’s where they are at the moment.