Tiger Talk New Plans for North Bend Schools By Lauren Emanuel and Abby Post
Have you ever had to stand by the wall in PE waiting for your turn in a crowded gym or had a class in a storage closet? Students at NBE experienced these things daily. On March 12, North Bend voters voted for the bond issue that will add more space to both North Bend Central Public Schools buildings. A community advisory committee met and addressed many of these needs and more and proposed a plan to the NBCPS school board. The board studied the proposal and made adjustments before voting to propose a bond issue to the public. What will the changes be? High school: Additions to the high school will make room for a middle school, complete with their own entrance and locker rooms. Another idea included in the bond is to add three science rooms so the science rooms will be upto-date and will have the latest technology. New science rooms will be located on an exterior wall of the building to improve safety and give natural lighting which will be good for experiments. They will also add needed safety
measures such as an eye wash station, a safety shower, secure chemical storage and fume hoods. The current science rooms will be turned into classrooms. A new gym will also be added to the high school that will help out scheduling conflicts with drama, music productions, one-act plays, and multiple athletic practices and games. The new gym will also provide an exercise facility for the community. Elementary: The elementary building will have a new multipurpose room for PE classes and full school assemblies. The old multi-purpose room will be used as the cafeteria opening up the cafeteria space being used now for small groups or reading groups. Moving sixth graders up to the high school will create more space in the elementary school. This will open up classroom space and allow the band to move back to the elementary school instead of being in the Masonic Lodge across the street. Both buildings will get back much of the storage space lost to crowded conditions.
May 2013
Movin’ On
By Zander Gibney
Eventually everyone has to leave the elementary school and move on to the high school. Most people are excited, but after seven years at NBE, you have to wonder how different it’s going to be. Will it be tough to get to class on time having class periods and more than two or four classrooms? I asked eight sixth graders how they feel about moving on to the high school and here’s what they had to say: Damon Rhynalds: “I’m excited about having a locker and extra P.E.” Louis Johnson: “I’m excited and worried...all at the same time.” Jacob Ray: “I’m really excited but worried about getting to class.” Kendra Lorence: “I think it will be fun to have a longer P.E.” Madeline Christensen: “The only thing I’m worried about is getting to class.” Zach Borer: “I’m glad I’m going to leave the elementary school.” John Emanuel: “I feel great and I’m sure it’s going to be great!”