Mike Sounds like not only was the tour idea very worthwhile, but also completed successfully on a great Sunday afternoon in Vermont. Sounds also like your organizational skills are still working well. In another posting, Henry asked about the Silo ? Where is that located ?
Just wanted to remind you that 37 years ago we began making the move into the new '73 addition that ,in my mind, was one of the most memorable events to ever take place in Fairfax , culminating in a weekend where large number of Fairfax residents, students, parents and school employees ( including teachers ) moved furniture from the old gym ( where they had been stored , in some cases, halfway to the gym ceiling ) into the new classrooms and offices within the addition in time for the whole school to open on the previously assigned date, which was previously placed on the School District Calendar in March, 1973. This in spite of the June windstorm ( tornado
) , the truckers strike ( holding up both furniture and the Industrial Arts Equipment from being delivered ) , the lack of a finished gym or lockers of any type ( student ones located in the halls or locker room ) and with Construction Company workers still finishing up all over the building.
That such a large-scale project was pulled off by an unbelievable cooperative spirit among all the participants, was in itself a unique and special experience , but from my point of view, it could have only happened in Fairfax. I think back upon those that worked to make it happen, and how many of them have passed on , and am thankful for their spirit and efforts. I also think how well the new teachers that we brought in for their very first year of teaching did , dealing with the shock of no gym ( for Wayne Davis & Pat Nilsson ) , no IA equipment for 5-6 weeks ( Bruce Patterson ) , and a lack of finished library space ( Marnie Kneeland & crew ) . Also the limited hot lunch equipment and space for serving meals ( Nellie Broe & staff ) and no bell system for several days. Yet it all worked, and at the risk of being redundant , it only could have been done in that manner in Fairfax.
