| Most viewed - One Last Visit to M-T |
Commemorative displays213 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 classroom212 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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The Gym212 viewsAnd one last view of the gym, showing people hanging out visiting the building, perhaps for the last time.
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Loren and Visual Organ Dude210 viewsLoren checks out the famous plastic guy whose organs would come out so they could be explored...
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Another Window View209 viewsLooking out the window again, this time toward the 'new wing' (built in the late 50's).
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Back of School208 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 view203 views
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It's been a great ride201 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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View down the hall199 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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Plumbing198 viewsNot sure why Tim took this, but it shows the 'secret' area behind the boys toilets where the plumbing could be accessed.
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Shop Room tool area190 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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Popcorn Machine187 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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