| Most viewed - One Last Visit to M-T |
It's been a great ride118 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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Shop Room tool area116 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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Commemorative displays114 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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Exterior View114 viewsHere's a view from the corner, showing the sign, Gym wing, and part of the older building.
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More plumbing113 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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Still another hall view113 views
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Popcorn Machine112 viewsThe 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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Hall view of 'gym wing'112 viewsThe other hallway going along the front of the gym. Tim's mom's classroom would be the first door on the right.
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Band Room office111 viewsWilliam 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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Computer Lab109 viewsOne of the more changed rooms since Tim was in school... This used to be filled with desks with IBM Selectric typewriters, were Tim learned to type. Then they partitioned off the very back part, making a small lab of Apple II computers while still having the typewriters in the front. Today, the partition is gone again and it's full of relatively modern Mac machines.
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Another upstairs classroom108 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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Small office107 viewsThis room has some special memories for Tim. In 1982, he took a summer computer class and was exposed to computers for the first time. Then he started 7th grade and the school's only two computers, and Apple II+ and a //e, where in this room. Being bitten by the computer bug, he continues to pay the mortgage by being a nerd today... Shortly afterward this became the guidance counselor's office.
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