▁continues ▁to ▁grow ▁as ▁an ▁on going ▁effect ▁of ▁urban ▁spraw l ▁from ▁Philadelphia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁new ▁Central ▁Middle ▁School ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁rising ▁en roll ments ▁and ▁since ▁then , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁district ' s ▁elementary ▁schools ▁have ▁under g one ▁expansion ▁and ▁renov ation ▁projects . ▁ ▁P enn ridge ▁has ▁recently ▁built ▁a ▁mult im ill ion - d ollar ▁expansion ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁campus , ▁which ▁includes ▁a ▁new ▁g ymnasium , ▁a ▁nat ator ium , ▁and ▁c af eter ia . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁aud itor ium , ▁se ating ▁approximately ▁ 1 2 0 0 , ▁and ▁renov ation ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁older ▁sections , ▁followed , ▁being ▁completed ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Dem ol ition ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁building ▁on ▁campus , ▁the ▁Lower ▁House , ▁began ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fut ility ▁of ▁renov ation . ▁The ▁building ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁F resh man ▁Center ▁became ▁North ▁Middle ▁School ▁after ▁the ▁High ▁School ▁construction ▁was ▁completed . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁Paul ▁C ly mer , ▁PA ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Tom ▁F ulp , ▁New ground s ▁cre ator ▁Sam ▁Hol len bach , ▁Form er ▁NFL ▁player ▁Rob b ▁R idd ick , ▁former ▁NFL ▁player ▁ ▁Louis ▁R idd ick , ▁former ▁NFL ▁player ▁and ▁current ▁ESP N ▁Anal yst