| Most viewed - One Last Visit to M-T |
Lunch Room468 viewsCathy: "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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Old Building468 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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Window View467 viewsA view out the window of the classroom above.
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Still another hall view467 views
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Shop Room tool area465 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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Thornton464 viewsThe building proudly displays the name "Thrornton", since it was built to be Thornton's K-12 school.
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More plumbing463 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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Commemorative displays462 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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Back of School459 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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Loren and Visual Organ Dude452 viewsLoren checks out the famous plastic guy whose organs would come out so they could be explored...
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The Gym451 viewsAnd one last view of the gym, showing people hanging out visiting the building, perhaps for the last time.
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It's been a great ride450 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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