KnighTimes Inside this issue…. TORONTO HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WINTER 2012 TORONTO HIGH SCHOOL PROGRESS It is always good when you are able to see visible progress on any project and we have been treated to watching the new Toronto School being built this sum- mer. What looked like three separate buildings being built has come together as one and will be under roof by December 1st, according to Superintendent Fred Burns ‘67. The building will open in August 2013 for the school year and will house grades seventh through twelfth. Mr. Burns remarked that the Toronto Board of Education worked with the architect in the planning and design of the new building to maximize the most school space for the money. This will allow for any future addition without having to duplicate many of the special instruction areas. It has two art classrooms, one with a kiln and there is more office space than needed (to be used as extra classrooms now), but if the need arises for an elemen- tary school addition this space would be in place and that would reduce cost to the school district and taxpayers. The caf- eteria and auditorium are combined and called a“Cafeterium” or “Auditoria”. The area can easily seat 600 people with a raised floor and stage area, or be used daily as a cafeteria. The combination satisfies requirements for state funding. “The Toronto School District is guaranteed that if it would need to build an addition (elementary school wing) at any time in the future, we would receive 61% state funding, no matter how many years might lapse with no need,” said Burns. He added, “It is like having a savings coupon with no expiration date”. Being good stewards, the school board is working with the best interest of the community in mind. Coming in under budget with a quality new building for our children is their goal. “They (board of education) have been able to save on demolition costs on the old building due to an asbestos evaluation which showed less asbestos in the building than was originally thought. They also saved over half a million dollars by voting to demolish the SC Dennis building in the sum- mer of 2011 and ‘keeping Toronto dirt in Toronto’ just by moving the dirt to the new site location”, according to Burns. He went on to say, “We are going to make things right for the students of Toronto and the board is adamant in keeping its promise to the citizens regarding working within the budget for the new school. Don’t judge us by things that may go wrong, but by how we correct them and don’t repeat our mistakes”. The mosaics over the doors (granite slabs with Toronto High School) of the current building, are going to be removed in one piece and converted into park benches to be placed in the south end school campus. All of the class pictures will be removed, cleaned, re- paired and then positioned over the hall lockers in the new school. Many have asked what will happen to the auditorium seats or the windows. I have heard others talk about a favorite locker or room nameplates. Everyone will get a chance to own an item. An auction of all items that are not being moved to the new school and Continued on Page 7 under “School” School Fallen Knights Weddings, Anniversaries “In Honor of” Life Members Stadium Memorials Donations, Scholarship Fund Pavers for sale
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TORONTO HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WINTER 2012
TORONTO HIGH SCHOOL PROGRESS It is always good when you are able to see visible
progress on any project and we have been treated to
watching the new Toronto School being built this sum-
mer. What looked like three separate buildings being
built has come together as one and will be under roof
by December 1st, according to Superintendent Fred
Burns ‘67.
The building will open in August 2013 for the
school year and will house grades seventh through
twelfth. Mr. Burns remarked that the Toronto Board of
Education worked with the architect in the planning
and design of the new building to maximize the most
school space for the money. This will allow for any
future addition without having to duplicate many of the special instruction areas. It has two art classrooms, one with a
kiln and there is more office space than needed (to be used as extra classrooms now), but if the need arises for an elemen-
tary school addition this space would be in place and that would reduce cost to the school district and taxpayers. The caf-
eteria and auditorium are combined and called a“Cafeterium” or “Auditoria”. The area can easily seat 600 people with a
raised floor and stage area, or be used daily as a cafeteria. The combination satisfies requirements for state funding.
“The Toronto School District is guaranteed that if it would need to build an addition (elementary school wing) at any
time in the future, we would receive 61% state funding, no matter how many years might lapse with no need,” said Burns.
He added, “It is like having a savings coupon with no expiration date”.
Being good stewards, the school board is working with the best interest of the community in mind. Coming in under
budget with a quality new building for our children is their goal. “They (board of education) have been able to save on
demolition costs on the old building due to an asbestos evaluation which showed less asbestos in the building than was
originally thought. They also saved over half a million dollars by voting to demolish the SC Dennis building in the sum-
mer of 2011 and ‘keeping Toronto dirt in Toronto’ just by moving the dirt to the new site location”, according to Burns.
He went on to say, “We are going to make things right for the students of Toronto and the board is adamant in keeping its
promise to the citizens regarding working within the budget for the new school. Don’t judge us by things that may go
wrong, but by how we correct them and don’t repeat our mistakes”.
The mosaics over the doors (granite slabs
with Toronto High School) of the current
building, are going to be removed in one piece
and converted into park benches to be placed
in the south end school campus. All of the
class pictures will be removed, cleaned, re-
paired and then positioned over the hall lockers
in the new school.
Many have asked what will happen to the
auditorium seats or the windows. I have heard
others talk about a favorite locker or room
nameplates. Everyone will get a chance to
own an item. An auction of all items that are
not being moved to the new school and
Continued on Page 7 under “School”
School
Fallen Knights
Weddings, Anniversaries “In Honor of”
Life Members
Stadium Memorials
Donations, Scholarship Fund
Pavers for sale
Page 2
Fallen Knights
Helen Matyas Loggie ’41, Chicago,
IL, passed away in 2004. David F. Grygo ’70, Daytona Beach,
FL, passed away on August 30, 2006.
He was formerly employed at the
Weirton Steel Corporation in the Tin
Mill Electrical Department. He relo-
cated to Florida in January of 2003. Margaret Wavelyn Ray ’59, Fayette-
ville, NC, passed away February 9,
2009. Alice Elliott ’39, Bonita, CA, passed
away August 2, 2009. Ruth Eileen Jarvis Smith ’43, Ham-
mondsville, OH, died November 22,
2010. She had worked at Sterling
China in Wellsville, OH. James C. Hunter ’38, Weirton, WV,