Worthington Schools Roundup: Perry/Phoenix renovation completion expected by August ThisWeek group Perry Middle School, which was closed in 2010 in a cost-saving move and converted to accommodate the Phoenix Middle School program, is undergoing renovations that are expected to be completed by August. The school, which has been repurposed as Phoenix Middle School, is expected to open in August for the 2021-22 school year, according to Jeff Eble, Worthington Schools' director of business services. “Our goal is to be finished and out by Aug. 1,” Eble said. “We might have a little bit of site work outside we have to finish.”