Page 5 - 1982

A ugust 27 — Eyes opened wide from around the poles. Some cost of all improvements was
around $95,000. Seventy percent
as students stepped into the
responses:
commons area for the first time “ Good, I won't have to worry of this was spent on the library
since June 5. A brand new bright about ducking to try to miss them alone.
red and light blue paint job on the anymore!" September 14 was the planned
walls and lockers caught their The five minute bell rang. completion date. Until then the
attention as they got in line to Students were off to start the new library was closed to students.
register. Some of their first and school year. They rambled through Things got behind schedule, but as
lasting impressions were: the hallways as usual, but of October 5, it was completed
“That's a lot more exciting than something was different. Voices and in use. Improvements included
that drab yellow. It lightens the seemed to carry instead of being removing the absestos in the
atmosphere." muffled. Girls rushing to ceiling, repainting, new carpet,
“Yeah, it really shows school homeroom glanced down at their new library IMC, check-out desk,
spirit." feet wondering why their clogs and a glass divider across the room
“ Look at that new trophy case. were clomping louder than they to close off the study area from
There's room for a nice big display used to. They found that the stains the rest of the library. Students
in it." in the carpet were gone . . . and found the quiet atmosphere much
August 31 — Everyone huddled so was the carpet! They agreed more appropriate to studying.
around the support beams in the that it was noisier but more The guidance area was also
commons to chat before classes, practical, and it looked good. recarpeted and the teachers'
thinking they'd grown shorter October 5 — Renovating the lounge repainted. What better way
since last year. Some of the taller library was the most major and to start a new school year than
people noticed that the most costly change in the with positive changes, changes that
incandescent lights were taken out appearance of the school. The total made a lasting impression!

Remodeling. Replacing old carpet was one of
the improvements to the library; Working
hard. An employee of the Vogt Construction
Company cuts foam to add extra insulation
around the registers; Near completion. A
new circulation desk and a glass enclosure
were installed to protect against book thefts;
Research time. Sophomore Chris Kohler
looks over the periodicals on October 5,
when the library was first opened to students.
Checking out. Getting accustomed to the
new circulation desk is junior Lisa McCracken
while library aide Elaine Schmeling looks on.