Everything had to fall into place

Peter Turla, a NASA engineer and time management guru once wrote, "A plan is what, a schedule is when. It takes both a plan and a schedule to get things done."

From the beginning of the Summerland School building project, the plan was clear: construct a 130,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility.

A schedule was set, too, with a completion date of December 2021 circled on the calendar.

To complete the building project nearly four months ahead of schedule, especially during a global pandemic, may seem like a miracle.

In some ways, starting school for all Summerland students on Aug. 30 is mir...