In the rural areas of Nevada, options for schools are limited.
Since 2011, Fallon has offered a K-12 charter school with Oasis Academy.
However, they've had to share a building with other schools in the community. On Tuesday, things changed with the addition of their new high school.
The Oasis Academy High School held its grand opening in Fallon on Tuesday.
It's the only rural charter high school in Nevada.
The high school's principal, Rochelle Tisdale, was hired in 2014, with the main goal of establishing a building for the school.
About a decade later, she has accomplished that feat.
"This is really awesome to see this come to fruition because it started as a dream in a little meeting room with a handful of people, and here we are with this beautiful building," she said.
Miles Construction led the way on this project. It started construction about one year ago.
The building wasn't expected to be completed until a couple months into the school year, but everything fell into place.
"Rest of the buildings trades all followed into trade, and we got out electrical gear on time, and we were able to open up before the school year," said Jim Magrogan, Vice President of Business Operations for Miles Construction.
Both Principal Tisdale and Miles Construction say they are very satisfied with how things turned out.
Both current and upcoming high school students are very excited for their new stomping grounds.
"I think it's nice I like it because the old school wasn't as big, so this gives us more space to grow as a school and do new things," said Austin Booker, a current high school student.
"It's really cool because this school is just for us," said Grace Laca, another current high school student. "We don't have to share it with anyone, it's special."
"Now my mom's office is much bigger, and her classroom is much bigger, and we have more nice things in this school and I'm so glad that I get to be here," said Macady Bogdanowicz, a middle school student.
"I am looking forward to the library," said Lauren Rule, an elementary school student. "I like books a lot."
"I'm looking forward to the science, it looks fun," said Derrick Rule, another elementary school student.
With how limited school options can be for rural families, some parents said that this school has been a great luxury for their family.
"I think it's always great to have options," said Jenna Whitaker, a parent. "I think it's great that we have it available to us."
"Smaller classroom sizes are really a benefit," said Sarah Moffitt, President of parent group at Oasis Academy. "The tighter knit community of students. Most of these kids know each other from the time they're in kindergarten to the time they're in high school."
The school offers dual enrollment classes as early as ninth grade.
This can help students graduate with a diploma and an associate's degree, or CTE certification.
"We are considered an underserved population," Principal Tisdale said. "A lot of these kids are first generation college students, and we can provide that for them and provide the support that they are successful."
The school is at full capacity for the year, but they are looking to expand the school in the future.
