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News Archive: July - December, 2003

• 12/11/03:
  Phase Two - Fine Arts: There is a new snapshot of the acoustic clouds in the auditorium. Broadband visitors can view updated PixAround views from the balcony and from the stage.
• 12/5/03:
  Phases Three and Four - Field House/Library: Favorable finances have led the board of education to vote to accelerate Phase Three to build the Field House. The board also endorsed an acceleration of the construction of the Library/Media Center from Phase Four. However, the author of this website has documented related renovations to the older buildings that could require more funding than would be available by the fall of 2004.
  
  Phase Two - Science: Excessive noise from the exhaust system for the chemistry labs has kept it from ever being used during a class. Now that climate control system problems have reportedly been eliminated, attempts to remedy the noise problem will resume.
  
  Phase Two - Fine Arts: It appears that construction delays will prevent the Fine Arts Center from opening for several more months.

• 11/14/03:
  Phase Two - Fine Arts: There is a new snapshot of the auditorium seating. Broadband visitors can view updated PixAround views of the lower lobby, the orchestra room, the visual arts room, the drama room, and a new viewpoint in the stagecraft area.
• 10/30/03:
  Phase Two - Fine Arts: There is a new snapshot of the lobby area. Broadband visitors can view updated PixAround views of the upper lobby, the view from the stage, the balcony area, the choir room, the band room, the upper spine, and the lower spine.
• 10/20/03:
  Virtual Tour: Broadband visitors can now tour the main office, family living room, counseling offices, and teacher's lounge on the virtual tour.
  
  Phase Two - Fine Arts: The exterior facade and landscaping are approaching completion. The slideshow has been updated, as well as the PixArounds from 18th and Hillcrest, 18th and Crestview, and midway along 18th Street.
• 10/5/03:
  Virtual Tour: Broadband visitors can now enjoy a virtual tour that allows them to stroll about the main building's corridors and peek into the new science labs as well as the old auditorium and choir room. Over time, the virtual tour will expand to incorporate additional areas of the campus.
• 9/29/03:
  Phase Two - Fine Arts: The exterior finishes are almost complete, as can be seen in a new snapshot of the entrance of the 1939 Field House and the complementary curve in the west elevation of the Fine Arts Center. Broadband visitors can enjoy an updated PixAround of the lower lobby and a fresh view from the pressbox.
• 9/10/2003:
  Phase Two - Science: The labs are in use. An Open House has been delayed as noise problems with the chemistry exhaust system are resolved. But broadband visitors can peek into each classroom since all of the interior PixArounds have been updated:
  • First floor corridor
  • Advanced Physics lab
  • Advanced Biology lab
  • Environmental Science lab
  • Second floor corridor
  • Chemistry & Physics lab
  • Chemistry lab
  • Advanced Chemistry lab
• 8/22/2003:
  Phase Two - Fine Arts: The west exterior finish is almost done, as can be seen in a new snapshot, the slideshow, and updated PixArounds from 18th and Hillcrest and the northwest viewpoint. The interior of the auditorium is filled with scaffolding, visible in an updated balcony PixAround.
• 8/17/2003:
  Phase Two - Fine Arts: The concrete slab floors in the auditorium have been completed, and the ceiling is being painted black. Broadband visitors can enjoy an updated PixAround from the stage.
• 7/27/2003:
  Phase Two - Fine Arts: There is a new snapshot from the orchestra pit. The fine arts slideshow has been updated. Broadband visitors can see updated PixAround views from 18th and Hillcrest and from 18th and Crestview. Interior PixArounds have been updated for the stage, the upper lobby, and the lower lobby. Two new interior PixAround viewpoints have been created at the balcony and the connecting spine.
• 7/19/2003:
  Phase Two - Science: The student furnishings are arriving. Broadband visitors can see them in an updated Advanced Biology lab PixAround.
• 7/1/2003:
  Phase Two - Science: The interior is almost finished, and all of the interior PixArounds have been updated. Broadband visitors can view any of these locations:
  • First floor corridor
  • Advanced Physics lab
  • Advanced Biology lab
  • Environmental Science lab
  • Second floor corridor
  • Chemistry & Physics lab
  • Chemistry lab
  • Advanced Chemistry lab

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