[Vision2020] New High School would be Smaller

[Donovan Arnold]

Mr Hansen,

You can be a smart ass about it all you want. But you are voting for a 
smaller high school in terms of space per student. Do you honestly think 
students are going to be happy with a high school that gives them less space 
then the current one?

Again, think about it, in ten years you will have two high schools, one too 
small that is new, and one the right size that is not retrofitted to meet 
educational needs with a public that will not want to spend another $29 
million when they are still paying for this one.

Take Care,

Donovan J Arnold


. . . 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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