Leo High School - Oracle Yearbook (Leo, IN)

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He may not be a student, but this construction worker has a lot to do at school. — photo by Scott Mattery Several classes from Hall 13 were moved into the new junior high area. The long distance between classrooms often forced students to carry heavy armloads of books to their classes. — photo by Jim Blomberg It ' s hard to imagine a basketball game in this mess, but this is the soon to be completed gym. — photo by Todd Fuzy 22 - Construction Student Life m

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— photos by Mark Smith One of the construction port o-potties becomes a temporary hangout for these senior guys during one of the many unscheduled fire drills in the spring. This mound of dirt and single plank bridge will soon be a side lawn to the newly constructed school. Before construction could begin, destruction often had to occur first. This was all that remained of the former art room, when this picture was taken. — photo by Jim McKinley Construction ill

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CONSTRUCTING struction work. Slowly however, little say- ings began to appear on the walls, and then it was officially declared, by the students that is, as the graffiti wall. For nearly a week students decorated their once classroom walls. But because of the foul language that began to appear, students were prohibited from writing or painting on the wall. Tired arms were common among students this year because so many of the classrooms were spread throughout the building. It became nearly impossible for students to go from one end of the building and back in only five minutes. So students began taking the books they needed for the rest of the day to class. Blocked hallways only added to the problem. The hassles of construction didn ' t stop during school. The Drama Club had to Cont build their own stage to present their fall and spring productions. For the seniors, graduation, which was to have been held in the new gymnasium, was held once more in the old gym. Construction has brought strong growth to both the school and the com- munity. While Ft. Wayne schools are clos- ing down, Leo is adding on. A total of 1,100 students will be able to attend the 14.5 million dollar reconstructed school. Do you know that the new school is going to have a cafetorium and a new gym? There will also be a lot more room for athletics and other after school ac- tivities. Although the construction is a pain now, it will be worth it when it is all finished. I can ' t wait! — Vicki Kerlin — Karen PfisterC Enjoying a quiet moment in the Junior High Com- Scaffolding lines the outside of the school as the mons, one of the new sections of the school, are bricks fall into place. Ken Witte and Carmen Reschly. -P h0 ' ° Mark Smi,h — photo by Gretchen Str3sser Construction - 23