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By Amy Farrell
Whether students were in school 7:30 a. m.," Oakley said.
or not many changes occurred that ·The lunchroom was also under
transformed the school like a diamond renovation which meant that all the stu-
in the rough. dents ate in one cafeteria. Even though
Construction, because of the bond seniors could leave for lunch, the under-
issue being passed, began in August. classmen still had to stay at school.
Even though this was important in the " I don't like the construction be-
changing of the school, many students cause it messes up the cafeteria and
still had opposing viewpoints. makes the lines really long for lunch,"
·coNSTR I "I think the construction is a waste sophomore Justin Pettit said.
Just because the school was be-
of tax dollars because of the hassle it
PERS causes for students. The noise violated ing changed from the inside out, stu-
dents said they should not have been so
the OSHA codes and the carbon monox-
disrupted by all that was going on.
ide was dangerous in some areas and
0 classrooms," senior Joe Huigens said. started before August, because a lot of
"The construction should have
Besides the apparent noise fac-
tor, many other areas of the students time was wasted trying to get the con-
routines were also messed up. Senior tract signed. Contractors got started at
Cassie Oakley said that it was a major the same time we were all coming back
inconvenience as far as parking went. to school," Oakley said.
"It (construction) takes away park- However, frustration was lessened
ing places, so in order to find a place to as newly remodeled areas opened for
park you have to get to school at about xeroxing, drama, and concessions.
Your bond issue dollars are
making our schools even beHer
places to learn.
millard
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Posted at the entrance to the school is a
sign explaining to th e taxpayers where
their money is going. Each school in the
district undergoing construction had these
signs. photo by Annie Lorsbach
Chatting in front of the doorway to the Digging up tree roots is a construction
construction zone are seniors Trina Larsen, worker. This area was cleared for more
Sara Lloyd, and junior Drew Downard. parking in the south east lot. photo by
Precautions like these were taken to insure Annie Lorsbach
a safe environment for staff and students.
photo by Annie Lorsbach
Diamond in the Rough
