Brush High School - Sagebrush Yearbook (Brush, CO)

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J Voters of the Brush Re-2 independent school district went to the polls on October 3, 1967 to determine whether the district was to build a new junior-senior high school building, at a cost of $2. 089, 000. Although the proposed school was strongly supported by the Student Council by means of posters such as the above, and pamphlets, the school bond issue failed by a margin of 285 for to 800 against. Following upon the heels of the defeat of the bonds, Mr. James Underwood, a representative of the Industrial Commission of Colorado, discussed the poor conditions of Brush High and the alternatives to correct the situation. In addition to the unfeasibility of rebuilding the present structural system of Old Main, other suggestions submitted by Mr. Underwood were: sharing a split session with Central, using Hillrose and Snyder schools for classrooms, or buying mobile units. This final plan of purchasing portable homes was adopted as the best policy to follow. 14

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New additions are always welcomed on the campus of any high school. For the B.H.S. campus, four new trailers were added. These trailers replaced the old, unsafe class- rooms found in Old Main. Even though the classrooms in the trailers were comfortably nice, they did pose some problems. For example, two teachers shared a trailer and often one teacher preferred either a warmer or cooler temperature than the other teacher. Communication was difficult since a wall separated the two classrooms. Some teacIters pounded their requests, while others tromped through the snow to complain to the teacher next door. Aside from the problems, the trailers proved to be nice classrooms. Something new, but not really new, was the Digger team attending State Basketball Tournaments in Denver. Since the team did not go last year, everyone was excited about the state tournaments. Even though the Dig- gers did not take state, they did place third and were League Champions. Certainly the 1967-68 school year contained numerous new happenings. Another new addition came in the form of dance to Brush High. The G.A.A. girls were introduced to the art of modern dance. They presented a program after months of practic- ing. Towards the end of May. some of the interested girls and G.A.A. sponsor Miss Margaret Mora attended a modern dance pro- duction in Fort Collins.

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TRAILERS SERVE AS CLASSROOMS Assembled by the Con- tinental Coach Company in Loveland, Colorado, the trailers, costing approxi- mately $50, 728.00, with- out including other necessary items, such as gas utility in- stallations, were purchased by the district. Three of the four trailers were 24' X 60' and the fourth unit, to be used as a library, was 28' by 32'.