Across the street, former students stopped to watch a giant crane scoop enormous chunks of the building out of the newer wing. Besides the exposed bricks and rebar, an onlooker pointed out a few lockers, now dangling upside down, and a microwave, which won’t be reheating teachers’ leftovers any longer.
A sad goodbye but lots of fond memories
Max Brandle, Class of 2018, called the demolition bittersweet. But he echoed the sentiments of many when he said the new high school — with 304,000 square feet of science labs, a sweeping career and tech facility and a college-level track — is long overdue.