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William in a lockerWilliam checks out a locker. These don't look brand new or anything, but they're a lot nicer than the ones we had when I was there...
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Popcorn MachineThe old popcorn machine looked pretty old when we were in school, but now it looks positively ancient! When M-T was a high school, the junior class was in charge of running the concession stand during sporting events as a class fundraiser. Lots of popcorn was served from this machine over the years...
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Lunch RoomCathy: "You guys had a dedicated lunch room?" Tim: "Where else would you eat?" Cathy: "Our school ate in the commons area..." Tim: "Uhm, have you seen a 'commons area' in this school??" <g>
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Shop Room tool areaSince the high school left 20 years ago, the shop room was largely converted into a high-tech distance learning facility (which for some reason I didn't take a picture of). But parts of the 'old' shop room still exist, like this tool storage area, which, although much messier than our old shop instructor Mr. Wiebenga would have kept it, is about the same as I remember it.
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Shop RoomAs noted above, 'shop' was no longer offered at M-T in recent years, so the portions of the room which didn't become the distance learning center kind of reverted to a messy storeroom. When the building was first built in the 1930's, this area, along with the band room coming up, was the school gym and auditorium -- you can still see the Proscenium arch in the upper right of this picture.
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Band SawTim, being a woodworker, had to snap a picture of this ld Delta band saw, which probably still works just fine.
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Metal ShopThe welding/metal shop area, messy but not changed much since the 80's...
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Band RoomWhen Tim was in 7th grade, this was the band room, and the choir room was across the hall. When the elementary came over, this became the combined band/vocal room.
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Band Room officeWilliam sits at the desk in the band room office. Tim's sister Deb used to teach band/vocal here and use this office... I believe at one time, this was the balcony for the old gym, which was where the shop room and band room now are...
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Band RoomNothing fancy, but Tim still plays trumpet to this day thanks to the instruction in this room...
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Pencils in the ceiling...When Tim was in school, people liked to fling pencils (and drumsticks) into the ceiling tile. Either they never removed them in the last 20 years, or the kids today still do the same...
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William and TrumpetWilliam finds a trumpet and starts playing it...
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