The
Growl
Bettendorf High School Vol. 48 Issue 2 Friday, October 21, 2011
Additions approved By Jordan Raso Assistant Editor On Oct 3, at the Board of Education meeting, the additions and renovations for the high school, Herbert Hoover, and the central administration building were approved for a total of 18.3 million dollars. The projects that were approved for the high school include: the auditorium, fine arts renovations, a new main office, a new entrance and commons area, media center renovation, guidance remodeling, and new windows in the math and social studies classrooms. A new central administration center will also be added onto the high school, near the media center. The commons area will be a place for all students to gather before and after school, as well as upperclassman during lunch. Ala cart will be included in the commons area and televisions will be able to stream performances in the new auditorium out to the commons area.
There will be a hallway built going around the media center The fine arts additions will include a new green room,
because the additions that are scheduled to start during the school year are outside. The high school administration offices
rehearsal room and an orchestra shell in the new auditorium. Fencing was scheduled to be put up during the week of Oct 10. The auditorium project is scheduled to break ground in the next 1-2 weeks. The construction did not start immediately, because the district needed to order the equipment and arrangements for traffic had to be made. Class time will not be interrupted
will be built first so the administration can move to the new offices and the old offices will be demolished during the summer. A few weeks later construction of the central administration center will begin. New windows in the social studies and math classrooms as well as the renovation of the media center will take place in the summer, also so class time will not be interrupted. Students will have to deal with parking, especially in north lot.
Fencing and construction will take up almost 80 parking spaces in north lot, but when band lot is open, most of the lost spaces will be made up. Traffic will be difficult at times, and students must be extremely careful when entering and leaving the parking lot. The construction is scheduled to be done before the beginning of the 20122013 school year, excluding the auditorium, which should be completed by November 2012. The commons area will not be open until the auditorium is finished, because of its location. The athletic additions were not approved because the bids came in too high. “We will regroup and work with the boosters, facility director and the board,” Mr. Casas said. The district does not plan to drop the idea of the additions, they just will not be completed during this round of construction. “We are excited about the projects and the value they will bring to the educational experiences of our students, staff and community,” Theron J. Schutte, district superintendent said.
Students get pumped for the Hunger Drive By Dana Waterman Staff Reporter
There’s still time to help out!
people, clubs, and sports donated baskets t o be sold. The publications class donated Friday, Oct 28: Zumba Monster Mash To prepare for the Hunger Drive a basket filled with chocolate goodies and Take two cans to the Bettendorf YMCA for a Halloween-themed this year, Student Council has been setting a William Wesley gift card, shampoo, and exercise class, best costume wins a prize! (6:00-8:00) up many outside of school events to conditioner. Before the football game on increase the amount of food and money Sunday, Oct. 30: Trick or Treat for Cans Friday, Oct. 14, Student Council planned donated. Students will be trick or treating around the area, asking for can Rave Cinemas are helping out “Pack the Bus.” Anyone who brought five donations. (5:00-8:00) by giving discounts on movies every cans to the game received half price on Sunday in October to anyone who brings their admission. Every Sunday in Oct.: Rave Cinemas Student Council is having a in two cans. Take two cans for a discount on a movie! competition within the council of Restaurants l i k e “Get heavy stuff, bring upperclassmen versus underclassmen to see whose class brings in the most P a n c h e r o ’s , in the pounds!” cans. Losers of the competition have Happy Joe’s, — Penny Constantinou to bring breakfast in to every morning and Papa meeting for all second semester. Murphy’s All food donated will go to the have also been helping out on some nights by donating portions of their profits to River Bend Foodbank, and it distributes the food all around the Mississippi Valley benefit the Hunger Drive. Many students have also area, not just to Iowa. Therefore the food been soliciting outside of stores around the that everyone brings in will have a heavy area like HyVee, Schnuck’s, and Sam’s impact on not just the Quad Cities, but Club. The students ask shoppers going in places all over. The goal for this year is to bring to buy cans and donate them on their way in 65,000 pounds of cans, to beat last Some of the many baskets donated out. Tom Fisher said, “I love getting out and year’s ground-breaking 53,761 pounds. to the silent auction were arrayed on asking for donations and people say, More students need to get involved with tables in the copy center. Check out The Growl online! the Hunger Drive. ‘That’s a great thing you’re doing.’” Penny Constantinou said, “Get A silent auction was held on Friday, Oct. 14, to benefit the Drive, where heavy stuff, bring in the pounds!”