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CALHOUN HAS
BEEN THE
PIONEER.
AFTER
RENOVATING
THEIR JUNIOR
AND SENIOR
HIGH SCHOOL
FACILITIES...THEY
HELD AN OPEN
HOUSE TO SHOW
HOW THEY'RE
PIONEERING THE
FUTURE OF
EDUCATION.
TONIGHT...DON
GRANESE GIVES
US A LOOK INSIDE
THE FRESHLY
UDPATED
SCHOOL.
"OUR OLD SCHOOL
HAD TWO
CLASSROOMS
STACKED TOGETHER
SO TO GET TO THE
BACK CLASSROOM
YOU'RE WALKING
THROUGH A
CLASSROOM."
NOW THAT'S A
THING OF THE
PAST...WITH
STATE OF THE
ART FACILITIES
THAT THE
SCHOOL BOARD
HOPES WILL GIVE
THEIR STUDENTS
A LEG UP IN THE
CAREER
COMPETITION.
NAT POP OF 3-D
PRINTER
"A LOT OF SCHOOLS
CAN'T REALLY
AFFORD 3D
PRINTERS AND I
THINK IT'S NICE TO
HAVE THAT AND BE
ABLE TO USE
THOSE."
PUTTING THE 3-D
PRINTER TO
GOOD
USE...TROY
TETER IS MAKING
BATCHES OF
PIONEER KEY
CHAINS FOR
VISITORS THAT
HE HELPED
DESIGN.
IT SEEMS LIKE A
SIMPLE
TASK...BUT THE
DRAFTING SKILLS
HE'S LEARNING
WILL HELP HIM IN
HIS DREAM OF
BEING A
MECHANICAL
ENGINEER.
"IT'S PRETTY
AMAZING."
"YOU EXCITED FOR
THESE TWO TO
GET.."
"I AM VERY EXCITED
FOR THEM TO GO
HERE."
SUNNY
WELCHERT HAD
TWO
PROSPECTIVE
STUDENTS WITH
HER AS SHE
TOURED THE
UPDATED
SCHOOL.
THEY ALL LIVE IN
FORT CALHOUN
AND HER
HUSBAND IS AN
ALUMNUS.
"HE DEFINITELY
WANTED PIONEERS.
"
AND IT'S A GOOD
THING THEY'RE
RESIDENTS
BECAUSE THE
SUPERINTEN
DENT SAYS WITH
SO MANY
PARENTS
INTERESTED IN
THE UPDATED
SCHOOL...THEY'
RE MAXED OUT
ON THEIR OPTION
ENROLLMENT
NUMBERS.
"WHICH MEANS IF
YOU WANT TO COME
TO FORT CALHOUN,
YOU NEED TO BUY A
HOUSE OUT HERE."
STUDENTS
HELPED MOVE
THINGS INTO THE
CLASSROOMS IN
DECEMBER AND
THEY'VE BEEN
LEARNING IN THE
ROOMS EVER
SINCE.
ADMINISTATORS
THINK THE
MODERN DESIGN
AND LAYOUT
WILL PROMOTE
BETTER
LEARNING.
"WE'RE GOING TO
SET THE BAR AND
THEN OTHER FOLKS
ARE GOING TO
CHASE US AND
THEY'RE GOING TO
SAY 'OK WOW, WHAT
THEY'RE DOING IS
WHAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE.'"
STUDENTS AT
THE JUNIOR-
SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL HAVE
EACH HAD I-PADS
FOR ABOUT SIX
YEARS NOW...SO
THE DISTRICT IS
CONTINUING
THEIR GOAL OF
KEEPING THEM
ON THE CUTTING
EDGE.
THEIR GYM NOW
SEATS TWELVE
HUNDRED
PEOPLE...SO
JOHN AND
MALLORIE
THEY'RE EXCITED
TO BE ABLE TO
PROUDLY
DISPLAY THEIR
BRIGHT ORANGE
COLORS AT
DISTRICT
TOURNAMENTS.
ALRIGHT...THANK
YOU DON.