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NORTH MANCHESTER - According to Barton Coe Vilamaa architect Dana Wannemacher, Fort Wayne, who is overseeing the Manchester High School gymnasium renovation project, the gym is five to seven days behind schedule, said acting superintendent Kim Thurston.
Still, the Sept. 15 completion date is a "reasonable target," he said.
The project was a month behind a few days ago. Being a week behind is an improvement, said Thurston.
In other business, the school board:
• Declared the high school's pole vault equipment "useless and obsolete." It is now eligible for sale.
With new regulations in the fall, meeting those standards would cost between $20,000 and $22,000, according to Thurston.
Manchester High School has no pole vaulters on this year's track team.
• Approved the $5 cost per T-shirt available for incoming freshmen in the fall.
The shirts are a part of the student mentoring program, which will leave high school juniors and seniors with four or five freshmen under their wings. Thurston said about 28 to 30 juniors and seniors will participate in the mentoring program.
The program aims "to promote unity and cohesiveness" in the transition from junior high to high school, said Thurston.
The mentoring is part of the high school's school improvement plan.
• Approved the 2002 summer school programs.
The school board members are: president Sally Krouse, vice president Virginia Gunter, secretary Brad Perrott, Thom Frantz, Larry Miller, Todd Speicher, Kent Trickle. Acting superintendent is Kim Thurston and school corporation attorney is Al Schlitt.
