Bright shining new school in Shiner
Monday, September 3, 2007
Barry Halvorson, Victoria Advocate Sports Editor
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Students in the Shiner school district get ready for classes on Friday
morning before wrapping up their first week at their new school campus.
The new school has proven to be popular with students, parents and
administrators alike.
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photo by Barry Halvorson, Victoria Advocate
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SHINER - The students, parents and school administrators are giving
Shiner's new campus high marks after the first week of classes.
Shiner High School senior Megan Novosad said the new classrooms would
result in a better learning experience, which would lead to better grades
and better test results.
Sophomore Jennifer Campaigne was more specific in her compliments and
criticism.
"We've got better technology in the computer rooms, better acoustics in
the band hall and in the chemistry lab there's room for everybody," she
said. "I like the new building, but I have gotten lost a couple times
this first week."
Christy Holmes has four children at the kindergarten through 12th grade
campus. They are in second, fifth, seventh and 10th grades.
"They love it," she said. "They come home bragging about the school."
At Wednesday's district board meeting, board member Dr. Maurice Wilkerson
said that she heard a number of positive comments from parents, students
and teachers. She said the older students were particularly impressed
with the improvements they are seeing in the high school laboratories and
the new agriculture facilities.
District Superintendent Trey Lawrence said he was nervous about opening
week but said the students have adjusted well to the change and have
responded positively to the new building.
The new $7.493 million campus replaced a high school building that was
opened in 1927 and an elementary school that opened in 1954.
The classroom portion has elementary classes downstairs with the
secondary classrooms upstairs. The rest of the campus, connected by an
enclosed walkway, includes science and computer labs, the cafeteria, gym,
vocational classrooms and library and will be shared by all grades.
Barry Halvorson is a reporter for The Victoria Advocate.
Contact him at 361-798-3888, or by e-mail at
hvilladv@vicad.com.
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