| Most viewed - One Last Visit to M-T |
The stage413 viewsLots of memories from this stage-- class plays, concerts, graduations...
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View down the hall410 viewsWhen we attended here, it just seemed like an old school. Coming back, it seems kind of cool. They've obviously updated it -- new ceilings, doors, etc. But that cool checkerboard floor goes back to when the building was built in the 1930's. Incidentally the old doors that were there when Tim was in school used these huge skeleton keys that each teacher had to carry around...
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Commemorative displays409 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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Shop Room tool area408 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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More plumbing408 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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Old Building407 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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Back of School406 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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Still another hall view405 views
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Thornton404 viewsThe building proudly displays the name "Thrornton", since it was built to be Thornton's K-12 school.
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It's been a great ride399 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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Loren and Visual Organ Dude393 viewsLoren checks out the famous plastic guy whose organs would come out so they could be explored...
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The Gym393 viewsAnd one last view of the gym, showing people hanging out visiting the building, perhaps for the last time.
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