Hammond High School - Dunes Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Officially starting March 22, ' 71, con- struction workers continued the $4 million HHS building and re- modeling project. Major changes included new roof; heating, air conditioning units installed during the summer. Workers re- placed windows, plumbing, wiring; replastered walls; added in- tercom, lower ceilings and concrete floors for later car- peting. 4 Construction

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What’s it all about? Though school started on time Sept. 8 (no teacher strike), HHS ' s 1200 students spent the first week in 15-minute morning class- es at Civic Center to give construction men time to ready more classrooms at HHS. ABOVE — Early arrivers enjoy the outdoors before going to bleachers and balcony. Introduction 3

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Construction of the new gym, be- gun in March ' 7 1 , continued at the building ' s north end (below). Workers started construction of a swimming pool and fine arts wing in the old boys gym area. Boys pool area was renovated for music and busi- ness rooms. Workmen be- gan excavating girls PE area and boiler room for shop classes, fac- ulty lounge and storage rooms. South wing was extended for the new main office and cafe- teria- Other changes underway in- cluded enlarging the library, stage; building lecture, AV, pub- lications rooms in the balcony. Construction completion date was set for fall 1972. Driven from the auditorium by lack of heat and light, study hall convenes temporarily in the top floor hall. Closed all year because of construction, the library serves as a repository for everything from unused fur- niture to an architect ' s model of the finished project. Construction 5 k