The Mary Harrison Cultural Arts Center will be connected to Northern High; the arts center will have a geothermal heating and cooling system.
According to Southern Maryland online "the first phase, occurring over the next two years, will include construction of the core building, temporary student parking, geothermal fields and utilities. The second phase of construction will include the demolition of the existing high school, construction of the administrative area of the building, an addition to the Harrison Center and renovation of the instructional areas of the Harrison Center. The final phase will include bus and vehicular parking area improvements and site amenities. The estimated time of construction will occur over a 42-month period."
The school was last renovated in 1992.