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THE NEW GROVETON TO BE OR NOT TO BE After eight years of promises, it appears that the School Board is finally going to give Groveton a new school. Building plans are ambitious, and the campus will be very different than the present one. The moving date, however, is not cer¬ tain, and there are a number of problems which must be dealt with before the building is occupied. The Bryant lot will include three separate buildings. One will house the Dramatic Arts, Musical Arts and Art Studies departments. Physical education, including a new gym and Vocational education will be housed in the old Bryant building along with administration offices. The third building will in¬ clude two subschools, academic studies, and a large media center. The cafeteria will be in the third building, and will serve to bring academic, artistic and vocational students together. Throughout the history of the new Groveton, comple¬ tion deadlines have been constantly pushed back. This year, however, it appears that the date of September, 1 976, may be moved up to January. In this case, the move would be made during the middle of the next school year. The actual comple¬ tion date is unknown to anyone, and will largely depend on the condition of the housing industry; whether or not there are extra workers to devote to the project. Principal Ross hopes that the move will not have to be made until September because a mid-year move would add to the problems of going to the new building. Such a move would involve a massive shift of file cabinets, audio-visual equipment, textbooks and other materials in a short time. In addition, the confusion of a first day in school with new bus routes and classroom assignments would ensue. Even if the move occurs during the summer, however, there will be problems. One of the two theatres being planned has no seats, and they may not even be installed until a year after the students move in. There are no girls ' restrooms at this time, a problem that must be solved unless the school is to be part of a bold social experiment. Most importantly, the mode of education at the new Groveton is as yet ill-defined. There will be movable partitions rather than permanent walls, but the extent to which students will be involved in open classrooms has not been determined. Decisions as to the course of education at the new building must be made before it is ready for use. The effects of the new school on the students is not yet known. There is, however, the chance for a better place to learn. This is what Groveton has been asking for for so long, and this is what Groveton is going to receive, sooner or later. FAR LEFT: Superintendent of Schools S. John Davis and Student Body President Peter Edelman look on as principal Jim Ross breaks ground at building site. UPPER LEFT: Student Activities Director Allen Frazee reviews plans for new school LOWER LEFT The Little Theater under construction. RIGHT Groveton students view site
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