Rogers High School - Rogerian Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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1' l 0 li SCIIINIIJ ?9 '1 On Thursday, July 11, 1974, about 150 people gathered for the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the new Skill Center. The Rogers Band opened the ceremony, fol- IOWed by a welcoming speech from Mr. Frank Dick, .Superintendent of Schools. Also present were: Governor John J. Gilligan: John A. Gal- braith, Ohio House of Representatives: Richard L. Wittenberg, State Representative: Ms. Marcia Long, Board President: and Ex-Principal, Mr. John Parsons. Other special guests included: Ralph French, President of Toledo Council of P.T.A.: Don Schultz, Campaign Chairman for the Nov. 72' School Bond Issue: and Rogers' new Principal, Mr. Cecil Kiker. The Governor said the building of the Skill Center is . . . one more advancement in de- veloping a continual educational system, and that the schools must prepare the students to take an active and productive role in our technical world. The actual groundbreaking was shared be- tween Governor Gilligan and Superintendent Dick. The band closed the ceremony, and soon after, the actual digging began. ff, f Z1 g.,,1,4k Afgilj' M Jmmfwsm tilwwfwwf ZZ T' ,M ' fgffzrf magazine!5

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6 lS!, A citizens building committee was formed to decide the exact location of the new skill center. Three different sites were considered: lsee belowl lj The first was located at the rear of the building, covering a portion of the parking lot and possibly some of the football field. This idea was eliminated because it would connect to the rear of the original build- ing, near the cafeteria, which would create congestion. Also, it would reduce the size of the football stadium, and split the parking lot into two separate lots. Cars could not pass completely around the building. 27 The second location was on the eastern side of the building, near the girls' gym. This site would also cause congestion. It would connect at the hallway which leads to both the girls locker room and the band room. This hall is very thin already. lt would have to be widened to accomodate the amount of students flowing between the two structures. This would require the removal of two walls. All of this seemed impractical, so another site was considered. 35 A third possibility was to build in front of the building. The first concern was that it would hide the familiar and attractive. front of the already existing structure. Later, they realized that, while it would change the set- ting, it would also up-date and accentuate it. magazine!7