Monday, May 5, 2008

Students, Volunteers Begin Clearing School

The arduous task of clearing the old Dorchester school building has begun. Images of today's move are below, courtesy of Times' readers.

Today, Dorchester junior high and high school students carried out library books and text books. With less than 15 days until the 1927 building is razed -- and only four days until Friday's school auction -- time is growing short to complete this demanding job.

Students, volunteers and school staff will continue the moving process throughout the week. Moving will take place Tuesday afternoon, as well as all day Wednesday and Thursday.

More volunteers from the community are needed. If you wish to assist with the move, simply show up at the school during moving hours.

Those who helped with today wish to send a special thanks to Greg Tyser for the use of the moving van, as well as Keith Spanyers for providing the semi-tractor.


10 comments:

  1. DC Husker says....

    It's a bittersweet time.

    Thanks, Keith.

    P.S. We use to party together.

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  2. what a reality, its really going to happen, seeing the kids loading up things, it just doesnt seem possilble. Knowing that the memories that made our school will soon be gone, and new ones start. It will be a hard time for everyone. As I have always said, were not here for along time, but to have a good time. This is to be said about the school, lets have a good time, and make many more new mememories in the new one.

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  3. Its good to see kids working ........ a rare site these days...................

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  4. Cynical's comments aside, I think it is wonderful to see the students helping with the move. This demonstrates a huge amount of school pride! I've always said it will be sad to see my old school torn down, but schools are not about the past ... they are about the future. I only wish the current school could be moved to the museum in a feasible manner.

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  5. Good work, ladies and gentlemen.

    You should be proud of your service and your new school.

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  6. Dorchester has so many reason to be proud of their young people, it should come as no surprise to see our kids pitching in and moving things from the school. It a good thing our young people don't have the same attitude as cynical richard or we would all be in trouble.

    Thank you to all the students who are helping (I know most of you would be there even if you weren't required to). I hope you enjoy your new school.

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  7. Roseville, CA says...

    I hope 81 years from now when it's time for another new school that those who are present have the same pangs of nostalgia.

    Farewell

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  8. I wonder how much valuable stuff is winding up in the dumpster. After all, as most members of academia know, things don't cost them anything, and "we can just get a new one."

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  9. As most people know, members of academia are also taxpayers.

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  10. Hey Taxpayer

    you got to be crazy.........all of the stuff at the auction should have been in the dumpster many years ago. When you cant get bidders to give you a dollar for the whole table, or a whole room of fixtures, or a row of lockers, that should tell you something.

    That stuff was crap.

    I would venture to guess, with the exception of a few items, that the commission will eat up most of the profits.

    Lets step forward with out thinking here and change the attitude.

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