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Vol.ll, No.2, February 1995.
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'WE'RE.MOVIN' OUT' - ·BUTWHEN? Postponement stuns Harris community by Seth Cohen February 16. With boxes piled to the ceiling, new schedules in tact, and expectations sky-high for a February 28 move to the Queens College campus, Principal Malcolm Largmann announced today that Townsend Harris would be staying put for the time being. The decision came following a tour of the building on February 15 by the High School Division which determined that incomplete areas posed serious safety hazards. According to Dr. Largmann, the school could move at any time. "We will make every effort to undo as little as we can. Roll with the punches and make lemonade if you're handed a lemon," he said. When the move finally occurs, it will mark the first time in city history a school has attempted to relocate mid-year. "We're flying blind," said Principal Malcolm Largmann. "We make decisions based on our best guesses," he said."I think they make about 74 decisions a day," said senior Ian Katz. "And that's just ap average, according to inside sources," he said. The building, which is four times the size of the present one, will be · under construction even after the move for at least another year. Still, the facility is "gorgeous, and so much more than what we are used to," said senior Hollie Pena. "Awesome!"exclaimed Assistant Principal ofGuidance Sheila Orner. "I have been in a lot ofhigh schools, but I haven't been in one as brilliant as this one." What Lies Ahead Students and staff will once more have to await the enjoyment of seven floors, an atrium off the art room, a teleVision and radio studio, a separate auditorium and cafe-
teria; two gymnasiums, three computer labs, and an intricate fiber optics network. But there is much more to anticipate.
laboratories overlook the Man hat- ready installed. Each bathroom tan skyline, Shea Stadium, and . throughout the building has apthe campus. The "Dining Hall" proximately three to four sinks, opens into an outdoor courtyard two mirrors, a soap and paper
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THE PARADE STOPS HERE. Plans to march to the new Queens College Building on February 28 were abruptly halted when the Board of Education postponed the move. No "new date has yet been set. First, each student will have his or her own locker. The days of sharing space and crowded hallways will soon be over. In fact, the width of each hallway is almost twice the size of a present one. The new building will be equipped with full-blown air conditioning and heating systems. The science
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with a small amphitheater, which will be accessible to students on warm days to eat lunch, relax, and perform. In addition, the marblefloor dining hall has three separate eating facilities for those with varied culinary desires: a cold-lunch area, a hot-lunch area, and a snack section with a popcorn maker al-
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towel dispenser, and yes, even difficulty to the stars). The library doors on the stalls. The school is is well-lit, with its huge skylight equipped with a loudspeaker sys- and 76 spotlights. The Student tem that enables teachers to verUnion will have a store where tbally communicate with the main shirts,jackets, and school supplies office by operating a device near will be sold. Moreover; many clubs the qoor. Each classroom has two · and all publications will have blackboards at opposite sides of "suites" with glass enclosures and the room, and two doors that serve large rooms. The gymnasium, Continued on p. 15
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