Salida High School - Resume Yearbook (Salida, CO)

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Above. Men from Butala Construction Com- pany conduct repairs on the lift in the auto shop area. Left, Joe Veltri removes uninviting vege- tation which has been fruitfully blessed by the warm summer sun. 13

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District Spends $82,000 For Facilities And Repairs Construction of a new practice field south of Andreas Field House here began last summer as men and equipment labored to level a seven foot rise in elevation on the east to west field. As the work began Bill Webb, Administrative Assistant, estimated the cost of the new practice field to be around $6,000, but it turned out to be around $60,000. A new track which circles the practice field was made because the old track did not meet league or state requirements. According to Webb the track had to be at least fifteen feet away from the side line of the football playing field. Four new tennis courts were built on land south- east of the high school. Total cost of the new ten- nis courts came to about $20,000, Webb said. The lift in the auto shop was repaired after being out of commission for almost twelve months. Total costs came to about $1,891. Frank Braswell, auto shop instructor, said the job entailed removal of two sections of concrete, replacing a three- eighths inch thick casting on one of the lift posts, and relocating controls for the lift. The old casing had been eaten through by rust although it was designed to resist corrosion, according to the instructor. The engineers of the lift have no explanation for rust on the old casing. 12

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Improvements Highlight Summer Summer improvement at Salida High School included the laying of 80,000 square feet of sod on the new athletic field located south of Andreas Field House, and the construction of four new ten- nis courts east of the high school. Sodding labor was provided by local students Cindy Long, Pat Shaw, and Joe Veltri, with the aid of an employee from Schubert Sod Farm from Calahan. Features of the new field include the installation of an official Amature Athletic Union (AAU) track complete with surfacing. The new track was included in the plan because the old track failed to meet league or state requirements. Due to the efforts of Bill Webb, Joe Barnhill, Joe Hergert, and students, the new tennis courts were lined, surfaced, and fenced before the end of the summer, thus lending to the enjoyment of students and townspeople alike throughout the tennis sea- son. Top. an employee of the Schubert Sod Farm aids Joe Veltri and Pat Shaw in laying sod. Above. Cindy Long and Pat Shaw lay sod.