2 HIGH SCHOOLS AWAIT UPGRADES PANELS PLAN WORK AT HOOVER, GLENDALE.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer GLENDALE - Two committees of teachers and community residents are working on plans to renovate Hoover and Glendale high schools Glendale High School can refer to:
The Glendale Unified School District The Glendale Unified School District is a school district based in Glendale, California, United States. The school district serves the city of Glendale, portions of the city of La Cañada and the unincorporated communities of Montrose and La Crescenta. board on Tuesday will consider modifications suggested by the committees, which already have met three times on two projects to be funded by the $186 million bond approved by voters in 1997. ``I believe the local citizens committee is very advantageous, because they're all giving input on design issues,'' said Richard ``Dick'' White, the district's administrator of planning, development and facilities. ``They all offer different perspectives based on different concerns they have. That's what we try to look at, to get as much input as we can.'' Plans for the schools include building guest parking lots and new front entrances, upgrading technology, renovating restrooms, upgrading plumbing plumbing, piping systems inside buildings for water supply and sewage. The Romans had a highly developed plumbing system; water was brought to Rome by aqueducts and distributed to homes in lead pipes—hence the name plumbing from the Latin word plumbum and expanding the administration areas. The Hoover High committee was split, producing two different recommendations. One recommendation includes upgrading the courtyard to improve student flow and on-campus safety, as well as renovating and expanding the administrative offices and library. These modifications fall within the proposed construction budget. The second proposal is to relocate re·lo·cate v. re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing, re·lo·cates v.tr. To move to or establish in a new place: relocated the business. v.intr. the pool, add a new locker Things commonly known as lockers include:
Teacher Nareg Keshishian, a Hoover committee member, said whatever improvements are approved will benefit the students. ``Being a teacher at Hoover means building a community to me, and I want to be a part of important things that alter or improve our sense of community,'' he said. ``Whatever plan the council decides on, it's nice we're going to have some improvements at the school.'' The Glendale High committee suggested minor tweakings that would not increase the proposed construction budget, including installing wrought-iron fences between the school and the parking lot for security. Members would also like to study the flow of students between two classroom buildings in an effort to reduce congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. . Each project is estimated to cost $21 million. Construction is expected to begin at the end of 2006 and be completed by 2009. The district has spent Measure K money on modernizing schools, adding buildings or enlarging ENLARGING. Extending or making more comprehensive; as an enlarging statute, which is one extending the common law. classroom buildings and constructing new schools. Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. High was the first school to be upgraded, with $45 million spent on a new gym, new library and other improvements. Naush Boghossian, (818) 546-3306 naush.boghossian(at)dailynews.com |
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