high school has been decades in the making to ease overcrowding. >> really small footprint, but as you can see, all the buildings are two and three stories tall. >> reporter: with the grand student union hall and science labs and a 31,000 square foot gymnasium. phase two and three are still under construction and boxes filled with chairs, and desks still need unpacked, but the mood right now? >> very exciting. the population has just boomed as you can see when you drive through dublin. what used to be empty fields or camp parks are now housing developments. >> reporter: not to mention a shorter commute by 25 minutes for some. if a student is tardy, they cannot give the excuse that it was a long commute. right? >> most likely, not anymore. >> reporter: funded by bond measures, emerald high broke ground in 2020. fumni says she's looking forward to walking the brand new halls to class. >> not only is it exciting, it's very surreal. >> reporter: she was part of the design team. >> it's really cool to me cause like -- as you can see, this place looks like a college campus. >> reporter: she also helped pick the school colors. >> it's like dublin. it's -- it's really -- resembles dublin and