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MyLine: GuillotineWater Cooler: The new James Monroe building is a haven for one student Date published: 9/26/2006
Last fall, I switched from a private school to James Monroe High School. Now, going from a high school of about 100 people to one of about 800 kids can be overwhelming, to say the least. The beginning of school was both exciting and chaotic as scheduling issues were worked out, new teachers were This year, I was ready for the chaos and excitement that I became accustomed to from last year. However, this year, James Monroe was a mixture of all of these emotions multiplied by 1,000. We in the city of Fredericksburg are proud and excited for our new JM. It has been more than 50 years that we have had to live, learn and grow in the old JM. Granted, there are many memories there, but it was time for a change. The construction of our new school was about as big a change as any. I had been in the new school several times this summer as I helped lead tours for the new freshmen and get my own bearings as to where my classes would be held. For some, the first day of school was the first day they had ever been in what seems to us like the Taj Mahal. Huge windows, even more gigantic hallways (kids no longer have the excuse that they were late to class because of congestion in the hallways), a three-court gym and 1,000-seat auditorium are a miracle to the students at JM. Students were awestruck as they saw the Bose speakers in the rooms, the 80 cameras around the school, projectors in each classroom and five (gasp!) staircases that could be used to go both upstairs and downstairs. I was amazed with the enormous desks and oh-so-comfortable chairs.
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