Lockport High School - Forum Yearbook (Lockport, NY)

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What About OUTDOOR Facilities ? BUIIDING SITE IS 25 ACRE Pl0T . . . fPresent senior high school is located on a 1.7 acre plot.j DIVERSIFIED SPORTS PROGRAM POSSIBLE . . . A play area permits regular outdoor PHYSICAL EDUCATION classes. This area is easily accessible to the gymnasium. A full outdoor intra-mural program can be carried on in the play area. Cln the present school, which provides no outdoor facilities, only 2096 of the student body can participate in the indoor programj. The other half of the area is a sports field planned to take care of a full inter-school pro- gram. There will be a quarter-mile running track, a well-drained gridiron for football, and rs a permanent concrete stand for 4,000 spectators. Under the stand will be found team rooms equipped with lockers and showers and uniform storage facilities for the players. Space will be available for both open and closed storage of general maintenance equip- ment. fThe field will be completely lighted for night activitiesj. PARKING N0 PROBIEM . . COver 350 cars can be conveniently parked on the school groundsj.

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, me z-fain!! ' WEST WING The VOCATIONAL and INDUSTRIAL ARTS l SHOPS provide facilities for instruction in a wide I variety of subjects along the technical or manual vocA1'lonm. anon line. I.. The HOMEMAKING laboratories allow for a much greater range of domestic activities than are now offered. The COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT is design- TF., '-1 COMMERCIAL cl.A.s5 :zooms OEMAKING n-nU- QQ F- Bw? gea- CD Uggro 08. 5 Cf?-3 Sm 0 ,-. CD .E as af :Nga SQ D5 'umm '-fm 'D so-E QQ. cm ' 4 -- it Q23 QS 5 Sag fs: U! o .E-E'2g 'Ei F gig S. af Q- ' 3 G Eg O vor- CD U :S H 3-4 p.-.I-4 ' -1 gz Z E 272 3 C1 529 cs- Z 22 a v O CD Q -fi 'A Q.. 8.4. 9.-. CAFETERIA provide facilities for many kinds of activities. The whole building can become the center for adult education. Besides the facilities found inthe two wings, adult classes in science, language arts, mechanical drawing, and creative art can be carried on in the center section of the building. Radio instruction can be offered in a fully equipped studio.

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WHAT Wlll BE THE COST TO THE TAXPAYER ? ? ll your home is assessed lor S5,000, it will cost you less than 36c each week to have this new senior high school. ll the evaluation of your property is lower, the cost will he even less. ll it is higher, the tax will he correspondingly more. .4ez2aZx,a4m'7dz4 .- AN ESTIMATE OF THE TOTAL COST The estimated volume of the proposed school building is 2,900,000 cubic feet. The total area to be developed is 25 acres. In view of con- struction bids received on several recent projects in Western New York, it seems that a fair estimate would place the total cost of this project at 82,750,000 This includes construction of the building, development of the outdoor facilities, equipment, legal, architect, and engineering fees, and interest during construction. THE METHOD FOR PAYMENT A bond issue for the total amount will be retired through local taxation of property over a 20 year period. v THE EFFECT 'ON THE TAX RATE The tax rate increase because of this added debt service will be 953.69 per thousand in 1950. By 1969 the total debt will be completely retired. CThis figure is based upon the assumption that a bond issue of 252,750,- 000 can be sold at a maximum rate of interest of Zfk. T his is an estimated rate for Lockport as of October 20, 1948. lf a lower interest rate can be obtained, the estimated yearly costs will be less.j