My Oakview visit

So as I teased earlier, I finally got a chance to head over to the ol' school to deliver our whopping surplus from the reunion. Donna Toops, the principal, was not there, but Kate Donegan, the District 73.5 superintendent, was. She was very nice, and seemed way too young, but my brain has just automatically assigned an age of at least 75 to any adult in my junior high.

Also, Mr. O'Brien was there, and he was happy to show me around the school, even though it was 9:25 and he had a 9:30 class. He just grabbed the nearest teacher (who looked to be about 15), and told her to take care of his class until he got back. Age does have it's privileges: Mr. O'Brien has probably been teaching twice as long as his co-worker has been alive.

I did not have a ton of time, but I did see the new computer lab which is where Mr. Pausz and Ms. Nelson's classrooms were. The hallways look the same, but the lockers seem so much shorter. The library on the second floor has another computer lab. The librarian pulled out the 1982 yearbook and tried to find our class, but the pages had been stolen. She said that the kids loved using the yearbook pictures for reference materials, and the current students joke that we all look the same. I guess bad hair and clothes do all blend together.

I will have the pictures up soon.

Overall, a great visit. They are doing construction on the school now, and plan on having an open house in the fall when it is done. When I hear more, I will post.