Wednesday, August 18, 1999
School readies projects for year
BY SUE KIESEWETTER
Enquirer Contributor
MONROE — There are no more pear trees in front of Lemon-Monroe High School. They've been replaced by low shrubbery, mulch and flowers.
Cartons of iMac computers sit in the school's hallway, awaiting installation in the school's fifth computer lab. Newly waxed floors glisten in the sun. And scaffolding has moved from the school's entrance to the back side of the auditorium, where loose brick is being replaced.
All told, more than $100,000 of the $250,000 the district is spending on maintenance projects this summer will go toward projects at Lemon-Monroe, said Edmund Pokora, district treasurer.
With less than two weeks before the 940 students return to the classrooms, summer maintenance work is winding down. Besides the usual painting, cleaning and waxing, maintenance workers are finishing projects to make the school safer.
“There's a lot of deep cleaning going on,” said Principal Cathy Hamilton.
The aging trees were removed because pieces were beginning to break off, Mrs. Hamilton said. Nearby, brick work in the school's cornice was shored up.
Structural engineers have found a similar problem at the auditorium. Work there might not be completed when classes resume Aug. 26. Brick columns along the front steps have been replaced with stucco. Similar work is being done at the 1,100-seat auditorium.
The six fixtures that light the stadium are being replaced with four more efficient lights mounted on aluminum poles. When one of the original fixtures fell onto the tennis courts in April, Superintendent Wayne Dris coll decided to take down the others. The new fixtures should be ready for the first home football game Sept. 3.
But maintenance projects aren't all the school is readying for. “We also have an exciting, interactive learning project we're getting ready for,” Mrs. Hamilton said.
Mary Jo Hyatt will teach a math class preparing students for the ninth-grade proficiency test. Besides the 20 students in Ms. Hyatt's classroom, her class will include students from New Miami High School and others. Mrs. Hyatt's lesson will be broadcast to other schools.
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