[Vision2020] New High School would be Smaller

Fri Apr 22 14:22:44 PDT 2005

Wow!

Y'all gots to get your stories straight.

According to Dale "Doug's Boy" Courtney's Brainless Log (BLog):

" . . . we will continue to see a decreasing percentage of those under 18
years of age.  That means that the MSD enrollment trend will continue into
the foreseeable future."

Which is it, Mr. Arnold?  Is the number of students going up or down?  

You really should take better notes, Mr. Arnold.  Perhaps Doug's Boy will
slide you a cheat sheet or two.  Whatcha think?  Or dontcha?

It seems to me that the only thing getting bloated (other than His
Whineyness' ego) are the number of lame excuses to vote down our community's
future.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil
and steady dedication of a lifetime." 

--Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.

-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Donovan Arnold
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 1:07 PM
To: kjajmix1 at msn.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] New High School would be Smaller

"Efficiency, educational suitability, security and usability is the 
difference between the new high school and the old"

So what Keely, it is too small. You cannot put kids in that tiny of a space.

Just because a Porsche is new and neat and efficient does not mean it can 
haul the same number of kids as a mini van.

If you pass this bond you are shoving these kids in this building like 
sardines.

And this is of course if you believe that Hummell can even actually build 
this building for $120 a sq. ft. which would make it much cheaper then the 
average cost of over $150 a sq ft.

I hope, considering the fact that this high school will be smaller per 
student for then the new one, and Keely even admits this information, people

will rethink what they will be doing to these kids.

Take Care,

Donovan J Arnold

>From: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
>To: donovanarnold at hotmail.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] New High School would be Smaller
>Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 11:08:00 -0700
>
>Wrong.
>
>But it would appear not to matter to you.
>
>So, for the record, the new HS would be 136,000 total square feet on 40 
>acres.  The old one is 120,000 square feet on less than 4 acres.  
>Efficiency, educational suitability, security and usability is the 
>difference between the new high school and the old -- in other words, 
>spaces that are designed for maximum usage in a 21st-century environment, 
>not patched-together space that was barely adequate 30 years ago and 
>enormously expensive to renovate today.
>
>If you are unable to see that after spending so much time in the old 
>building and carefully reviewing the Feb. 22, 2005, Hummel specs for the 
>new building -- because you've assured us that you've studied the matter --

>then I'm afraid we'll just have to disagree on this.  But you might want to

>avoid substituting your triumphant "Duh-Oh, kids!" for careful analysis of 
>an issue more complex than what your calculator can measure.
>
>keely
>
>
>From: "Donovan Arnold" <donovanarnold at hotmail.com>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: [Vision2020] New High School would be Smaller
>Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 23:01:55 -0700
>
>How about that kids?
>
>The current high school has 120,000 sq. ft. The new one would have 135,000 
>sq ft. But wait, the current high school only has 3 grades. The new high 
>school would have 4. Let us do the math.
>
>The current High School offers 40,000 sq ft per class. The new high school 
>would offer less then 34,000 sq ft per class. Duh Oh!
>
>You think over crowding is bad now, wait until you build the new school. 
>And as you pay for this dead horse for 20 years, according to CQE and the 
>MSD, the population would be rising 1.5% per year. This new high school 
>will be more crowded the day it opens then the current one is today. You 
>could knock down the 1968 annex, build a three story building in its place,

>and have more space then you would get out of the new school.
>
>Why get more when you can spend money you do not have to get so much less?
>
>
>Take Care,
>
>Donovan J Arnold
>
>
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