{"id":9233,"date":"2017-09-27T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iowahighwayends.net\/blog\/?p=9233"},"modified":"2017-09-24T23:58:59","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T04:58:59","slug":"20th-anniversary-of-north-tama-school-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/iowahighwayends.net\/blog\/2017\/09\/20th-anniversary-of-north-tama-school-addition\/","title":{"rendered":"20th anniversary of North Tama school addition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSeptember 27 and 28, 1997:<\/strong> Video stills of the north side of North Tama school, the weekend of a dedication ceremony for the addition with a multipurpose room (above), Iowa Communications Network room, and kindergarten.<\/em><\/p>\n

The first of two substantial additions to the North Tama school complex since the baby boom was dedicated 20 years ago today.<\/p>\n

In the mid-1990s, save for a new shop on the southeast corner, a recently constructed elevator, sloping roofs, and a change around the gym doors, the exterior looked nearly the same as it had since the mid-1960s<\/a>. (The only giveaway to substantial renovations inside was a spot of slightly different colored bricks.) That changed in 1997, when a new multipurpose room and kindergarten were added on the north side.<\/p>\n

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A graduation-sized crowd turned out on Homecoming weekend for band and vocal performances along with a dedication ceremony in the MPR. The new entrance (tan overhang) and the green space in front, though, would only last about another decade.<\/p>\n

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All of the exterior you see in the frames above, except the side of the MPR abutting the parking strip, has been obscured from view by a giant addition to the front<\/a>\u00a0in 2009-10 that added a junior high commons, central office, varsity locker rooms, concession space, and vaulted ceilings (bleah).\u00a0Speaking from experience, a sure-fire way to make you feel old is to have such a major change done to your school after you graduate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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