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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.