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More plumbing483 viewsVery similar to the other picture above, but for the Girl's bathroom. Notable how 'sexist' the thinking was when this was built in the 1930's: The guy's version of this was accessed from the boy's bathroom. The girl's version was accessed through the adjoining classroom. The thinking, I'm sure, was that the janitor would be male and couldn't go into the girl's bathroom easilly to work on stuff... Rumor had it that you could sneak in here and peep into the Girl's bathroom, Porky's-style...
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Treed view482 viewsAnother view from the back, through the trees.
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Old Building481 viewsThe "Old Building", which was the majority of the school. When this was built, this would have been the main entrance.
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Shop Room tool area480 viewsSince 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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The stage479 viewsLots of memories from this stage-- class plays, concerts, graduations...
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Front View478 viewsAnother view from the front.
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Thornton477 viewsThe building proudly displays the name "Thrornton", since it was built to be Thornton's K-12 school.
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Loren and Visual Organ Dude474 viewsLoren checks out the famous plastic guy whose organs would come out so they could be explored...
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Commemorative displays474 viewsA 'retired' Lancer jersey from an NCAA All-American player from the 70's (Al Dorenkamp), as well as the USA Olympic bobsled jersey of a high-school-mate of Tim's (John Kasper).
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Another upstairs classroom470 viewsTim had lots of classes in here: numerous english/lit classes, government, sociology... It was also directly above the boiler room and right next to the dumpsters outside, so you'd end up with interesting noises as the boiler did it's thing in the winter and the garbage trucks backed up the alley beeping away when the windows were open...
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Back of School469 viewsHere's the "back courtyard". Off to the right was the original gymnasium, which was then used to become a band room and shop room.
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It's been a great ride461 viewsThe sign reads "End of an ere, beginning of a dream... It's been a great ride"
This was the sign displayed as the school closed for good.
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