Last night, I watched a video on YouTube about my former high school. It was pretty sad to realize just how terribly dilapidated my high school has gotten. Now, it was bad when I was there (graduated 4 years ago), but I don't think anyone ever talked about how bad it really was back then. I find it hard to believe that the structural integrity of the walls and tunnels truly has deteriorated so rapidly in a few years.
Recently the school district won a "contest" of sorts for "most dilapidated school in Ohio". I guess it was more of a "grant" than a contest. I think that was the first time I really heard about how bad the school was. It seems that it really came to head this past summer, with a lot of temporary measures being take to make sure the school remains standing. My question is: what the heck happened to this building that makes it unable to stand for more than 100 years. Yes, I know, that's a long long time. But come on! There are plenty of buildings in the US that are that old and older. Why was our high school allowed to fall into such disrepair? I know that now the building is falling into disrepair because the district doesn't want to throw money into a sinkhole, and I get that. I guess the building could just be that old and that decrepit. But the auditorium is falling apart too? That was finished in the 50s! Ah well. The fact remains that the school is old and crumbly.
It's time for a new high school. I desperately hope that the voters can put aside supposed "wrongdoings" of the district, stop bellyaching about some closed buildings, and realize that "punishing future students" is not the way to go nor is it very responsible. I'm voting for the new high school despite the fact that I don't plan on moving back there to raise my kids. I just hope that this new building will be built well and stand for many years to come.
It's crazy to think that I graduated almost 4 years ago.
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2 comments:
The reason for its condition: no money and the reason for that is the ridiculous way schools are funded in Ohio. Just this past month I have noticed new cracks in the walls in my classroom. They run from the ceiling to the floor and have begun to spider out. The drop ceiling framework is suddenly buckling right above my desk in the corner. That indicates shifting to me. And I've taught in that room for the past dozen years or so. Things happen that way sometimes. Schools take a ton of wear and tear--every 45 minutes, 2000 people in this one completely move around in it for 5 whole minutes. That's hard on a building that old. And the part that is adjoining it--it's attached to the main structure, and it all pulls and shifts along with it. Think about it from an engineering standpoint. We need this school terribly. I know of many, many teachers who have ONE OUTLET in their room. In this day and age! How silly and sad. And you cannot walk on the third floor anywhere without encountering buckets when there is a rain. No screens for windows, few windows that stay open without dangerous props, many rooms unable to use an overhead projector or show a film because of no shades or curtains...the list of reasons we need a new school...endless.
There's no argument from me about a new school. I wanted one when they pushed it several years ago, and I want one now even though I'm not going to be raising my kids there. About school funding--I forget about "funding" costs for things, so of course it makes sense that it's in poor condition. I'm wondering about not just upkeep, but the initial construction--my brother has told me (and from what I've heard, it's pretty true) is that the oldest part of the building is the most structurally sound (in spite of the scary elevator and condemned stairwell in your room!) Too bad we can't get the contractors from that initial building to come back for the new school--it would stand a chance of standing for the next 100 as well. I just hope that the voters in our city wise up and vote yes, before the school falls down completely... Isn't there some sort of "emergency" levy that could be forced through due to the dire conditions?
Speaking of outlets...the building I'm living in now is totally unprepared for this "technology" era. While I have enough outlets, they're not exactly the most convenient or up-to-date: the outlet for my computer et al is in my closet and isn't a 3-prong outlet! Frustrating when all my power strips are 3-pronged.
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