| PHOTOS of the Ground Breaking Ceremony |
It was a great day for the Ground Breaking Ceremony to kick off construction of the new South Junior High School. The weather was perfect, the crowd was large, the speakers were excellent, and a fantastic barbeque dinner topped off the celebration. |
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| Superintendent Randy Weseman gives the opening speech |
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| Superintendent of Schools Randy Weseman welcomes everyone to the Ground Breaking of the new South Junior High School |
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| School Board President Leonard Ortiz addresses the crowd |
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| South Junior High School Principal Will Fernandez thanked the many people responsible for the new building |
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| Sean Zaudke, Gould Evans Associates, described the new school and also credited the student's and teacher's murals in the existing building for inspiring the design of the new South Junior High School |
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| Board Members Leonard Ortiz, Cindy Yulich, Rich Minder, Sue Morgan, and John Mitchell break ground for the new South Junior High School |
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| Past Board members Austin Turney, Harriet Shaffer, Mary Loveland, and Maley Wilkins break ground for the new South Junior High School |
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| April 2005 School Bond Issue Chairpersons Marty Kennedy, Patty Kennedy, and Erv Hodges take their turn at the shovels |
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| Past and present administrators of South Junior High School: Russel Blackbird, former Principal; Lynn Harrod, Assistant Principal; Will Fernandez, Principal; Randy Weseman, Superintendent of Schools; Orvel Criqui, former Principal |
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| Vote Yes for Lawrence Kids coordinators Karen Frick, John Rathbun, Joan Golden, Peter Luckey |
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Future South Junior High students and members of the community celebrate the beginning of construction--click the small thumbnail pictures above to view each picture in a larger format. |
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| Roger Paschke, Grounds Supervisor; Tom Bracciano, Operations and Facility Planning Director; Randy Weseman, Superintendent of Schools; Bryan Hunter, Maintenance Supervisor; John Geist, Energy Manager; Lee Fuller, Project Director, DLR Group |
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| Scott Klaus, Sean Zaudke, and John Wilkins from Gould Evans Associates; Lee Fuller, John Fuller, Bob Del Popolo, and Kay Runge from DLR Group; Mike Stanwix and Dean Ferrell from Ferrell Construction of Topeka, Inc. |
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| Bruce and Paula Murrish provided a fantastic barbeque dinner after the Ground Breaking ceremony |
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| John Wilkins, Principal, Gould Evans Associates; Sue Morgan, School Board Vice President; and John Fuller, Principal, DLR Group |
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| John Fuller, Principal, DLR Group; Tom Bracciano, USD #497 Operations and Facility Planning; Bryan Hunter, USD 497 Maintenance Supervisor; Bob Del Popolo, Construction Administrator, DLR Group |
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