{"id":5292,"date":"2014-12-03T21:33:56","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T04:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5292"},"modified":"2014-12-03T21:33:56","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T04:33:56","slug":"northfield-high-school-update-dps-scraps-ill-defined-commons-area-in-favor-of-things-actually-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5292","title":{"rendered":"Northfield High School Update: DPS Scraps Ill-Defined Commons Area in Favor of Things Actually Needed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"high<\/a>The original renderings of the Northfield High School Campus have gone through some changes along the way. Many of the changes were due to very poor construction estimates, and others are due to greater needs of the school and the community. A most recent possible change is delaying the construction of a commons building. \u201cWe looked at where we are at with athletic facilities, and we are not where we need to be,\u201d says DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg. \u201cTo be honest, we weren\u2019t exactly sure of the purpose a commons building would serve in the first place. It just sounded fancy, and therefore, like something Stapleton residents would like.\u201d\n\nMany Stapleton residents are for delaying the commons area in lieu of improvements to athletic facilities. \u201cI always thought the common building just sounds silly,\u201d says resident Grant Reevis. \u201cHonestly, it just sounds like a place where kids will sit around flirting, texting, and playing games on their phones. Do we really need to spend $10 million for a place that kids can waste more of their time?\u201d Ryan Albers agrees. \u201cThere are huge needs in regards to the athletic facilities which are being ignored,\u201d says Albers. \u201cThere are not enough fields, nor is the current gym going to be adequate if Northfield High School decides it wants to have competitive athletic programs. I guarantee that this community is much more into having winning sports teams than they are for having a place kids can text message each other and giggle.\u201d\nSome parents appreciate the idea of a commons area. \u201cIt sounds like a place where kids can study in between classes or open periods,\u201d says Stacy Anderson. \u201cIt reminds me of our lounge at my college. It was quiet, and just a nice atmosphere to get some work done.\u201d Albers says there is a huge gap between intentions and reality when it comes to the concept of a commons building. \u201cI guarantee that place would be home to more fights and French kisses than it would to open text books,\u201d said Albers. \u201cIf there are funds for it down the road, great, but it hardly seems like an immediate, Phase I need.\u201d\nBoasberg says that officially no changes have been made, and DPS is kind of \u201ctesting the waters.\u201d \u201cWe want to see how community members feel,\u201d says Boasberg. \u201cWe know there is a lot riding on this, and there are complications since it is a bond issue, so, let\u2019s figure out what the people are thinking. Then, we will ignore whatever that is, and do what we were thinking.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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