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The HIN NEWS
Home of estival
Plans fo r ' h
ByFredLong that we wouldn't put anymore seats maple floors. Oneitem isomitted, the vocation school area you're look- happen but it will be held to a mini-
Final blueprints for the new in it." a circle where the school mascot will ing at 130,000 square feet. The mum."
Summers County High School were The building will have a dinning be painted. =We don't know what Hinton High School, with three sto- The major contention is the
examined by school officials yester- room that measures 76' x 50' and a that is going to be," Snead said. q'm ries, is only 92,000 square feet. number of teachers the facility will
day for the first time as construction large kitchen area with plenty of staying out of that!" When the new school opens, he house. Under the present projected
plans begin to take shape for the storage space. Data in the specifications show said, approximately 650 students need, a total of seven fewer teachers
new $7.1 million educational corn- The gymnasium will be regula- that the building will have 228 doors, will move into the building. "We'll will be needed at the new facility.
plex. tion college size measuring 120' x 71 windows and about 1,625 light be able to house that number with- =But thatdoesn'tmean there will be
The blueprints, which have been 120' with a 25' ceiling. It will seat fixtures, out any difficulty." seven less teachers," Lawrence said,
held up by the state's School Build- 600, the maximum allowed under For a number of months rumors Another misconception, he said, =because thenumberofteachersisn't
ing Authority and the state Fire SBAregulations. have circulated within the school is that teachers will be "traveling based on need. It'sbasedon the total
Marshal's Office, contain over 90 The entire area is drawn in detail system that the new building will teachers," going from one room to
individual drawings and two large with the name of the school outlined not be large enough, Richard Law- another all day long. For the most
volumes of detailed specifications in big block letters at both ends of fence, purchasing director, said. part, Lawrence said, this wouldn't
outlining every phase of construc, the basketball court on what will be "That's not true. When you include be the case. =I can't say this won't
tion.
q'Jis is an enormously complex Girl's Life Shattered
project," said architect J. Dan Snead
with Computects, Inc. of Beckley.
=It takes a lot oftime to go over all of Over Sexual Altercation at HHS °
this," explaining the reason for the
delay in getting state approval of the
plans. =Before we could really get By Fred Long petitionshavebeenfiledagainstboth their care" Both male and female
serious on this thing we had to wait I feel dirty no matter how ma,y boys and a hearing is scheduled studeqts were =allowed and encour-
until the SBA gave us their corn- times I take a bath," saidl6-year old before Circuit Judge Bob Irons to- aged" to use the bathroom "even
ments."
The delay put the project behind D.D., the victim of a sexual alterca- day. though the door could not be locked"
schedule but Snead said everything tion at the Hinton High School in "Iwasscared,"thegirlsaid. =Ifelt andreckleselyfailedtoprovideadult
stilllooksgoodforaSept. 1994open- 1991. =I hate mysolf. I hate to wake likeIhaddonesomethingwrongbut supervision to a location secluded
ing. up and see myself in the mornings." I wasn't doinganything wrong. They from much of the school, a location
D. D. no longer attends Hinton suspended me for indecent expo- where students were still expected
Both state agencies "have had High School and receives classroom sure," she said disgustingly. =I was to be present, at a time when their
these very same drawing," Snead
said, =andboth the SBAand the Fire' instruction at her Hinton home. She going to the bath room." presence there would be mostlikely,"
hasputonalotofweightandeatsto Because she was scared, when the suit says.
Marshal'sOffcehaveapprovedthem hide her figure from another pos- the police first questioned her, she Punitive damages in the amount
so we don't have to worry about that sibleassault. She is taking medica- gave them a false story. =Theymade of $250,000 is being sought in con-
anymore." tion for severe trauma and is receiv- me feel like I was the one that caused nection with the two male juveniles,
Computects, Inc. began working ing professional counseling. I have this," she said looking at the floor according to the suit.
on the project in May 1992 shortly nightmares. I've had nightmares and brushing a tear from her right But the suit isn't about money,
before the School Board received because of this for two years." eye. "I made up a story about s the parents said. It's an.atmpt to
statefundingfortheproject. =Ican't Two years ago, May 14, 1991, masks and that I didn't know who bringjusticewherejusticefailedand
sayhowmuchtimewehaveputinon during a break between classes, she did it because he was one of my hope where hopefailed, anattempt
this," Snead said. "Without the went to the rest room near the band friends. Both ofthem were friends of to restore their daughter's sense of
dedicated administrative staffhere
room, in the school library building, mine. Now they're trash, worth, an attempttoclearher name.
it would have been a much more because it was the only operating "I don't trust boys anymore," she" As if witnessing the pain in her
difficultundertaking. I'veneverseen restroominthebuilding. Therewas continued. "I'll talk to them and daughter's eyes was not enough, her
a group of people work harder on a .no working lock on the door and it stuff, but I won't be by myself with mother reached into a large brown
project. It made my job easy." was used by both male and female one." folder and produced a letter her
The new school complex will in- students. She was alone, until two The pain, and the fear, and the daughter wrote before leaving the A cost effective method to treat
corporate part of the vocational malestudentsenteredtheroom=and scar'ishereforlife,"shesaid. l'hey high school, waste water problems in Summers
school building, with new construc- sexually assaulted" her, a civil suit have a life, I don't. They are still "There is not a day that goes by County has received national recog-
tion totaling117,000 square feet. filedinCircuitcourtlatelastmonth going to that school. I can't." that I don't think of some way of nition and is a formula for suces
The stone facing on the vocational
says. All three students were 14 at Whether any punishment would tryingtokill myself," the letter says. for small communities and individ-
school will be removed when that the time. make her feel better, she couldn% "Iwanttodiebecauselthinkitisthe ual landowners where wastewater
building becomes an inner wall; "I never thought anything like say. "I think I might feel happier. I only way to end all this! Nomatter treatment plants are impractical.
however, the stone portion will this would happen in school," she don'tknow. I don't think they should how hard I try to catch up! I fall =The cost of high technology and
remain for outer walls, Snead said. said. I thought the rest room was a be allowed to be in that school. My down and get stomped on!" over-engineered sewer systems for
The remainder of the building will safe place to be." littlesistergoesoutthere. Whatifit Theletterdescribeschildrenpick- small communities is ov'," said
bebrick, a color compatible with the The incident was oflittle concern happens toher?" ing on her and saying she has aids Trail. =Alternative, inexpensive,
stone work, he explained, for legal and school authorities in and calling her names. =And I have wetland systems is the wave of the
A special feature for the audito- 1991that sought to cover it up, her The suit, filed by her mother, to take all this. l have to take them future, especiallyinaruralsetting."
riu-mwillbearearproJ ecti°nscreen parents said. Authorities claimed, names beth boys and their custodial laughing at me! I can't pass my At the request of U. S. Senator
that will drop out of the ceiling," he at the time, it was students =experi- parents, school principal Lynn Crow- classes because of all the stress and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and a grant
said. It will measure 6' x 8' and be menting." der, band teacher Becky Green, pain I go through out here."
used for showing slides, videos, Shortly after the incident the school board members Bill Dillon, She blames the school for what from the Appalachian Regional
computer work and broadcasts sent school system gave both boys a five Charles Neely, Bud Shanks and happened and says, "no one cares. Commission, Region I Planning and
by satellite, day suspension, but they also gave former members John Lilly and Dr. Look at me! I have nightmares! And Development Council, a six county
A drawback is the auditorium's her daughter a five day suspension, Bill Mathews, and former superin- I can't go one day without shaking, area which includes Summers, he-
seating capacity. Snead said the her mother said. tendent Jim Tassos. having a headache and crying! gan tackling the problem of finding
maximum number of seats permit- They wouldn't do anything," she The parents are sseking $500,000 PLEASEfindmeawaytohavealife an alternative to the high cost of
ted by the SBA is only 312 while the complained. =When I tried to com- in damages from the school system because I want to get out of this one! treating waste water.
anticipated school population will plain to the prosecutor he threw me for not protecting their daughter on And I will if it takes killing myselfi A wetlands system was started in
be 650. out of his office and even called the the school's closed campus property. Because it is really hurting me! I the summer of 1991 when the first
=Th'e SBA led me to believe," he police on me. I didn't get any justice In the suit, filed byattorney Barry know I have done a lot in my time, three were construtDd here, Trail
said, =and is going to send us aletter until January when the new prose- Bruce of Lewisburg, school board But! it is not all my fault. I had explained. These systems were in-
stating they would allow us to go cutorcamein." officials "had a duty to reasonably friends. ButafterIwasrapedevery- stalled on a trial basis because they
ahead with this under the condition Since then, she said, juvenile ensure the safety of students under one turned on me! I can't take it!" had worked well in other States and
number of students in the system."
Construction bids are expected
on May 20 and an award will proba-
bly be released when the School
Board meets on the 27th. Construc-
tion is expected to take anywhere
from 12 to 14 months. Ifit takes 14-
months =the building will be com-
pleted in July '94 which will give us
plenty of time to move the furniture
in," Lawrence explained.
County !/r.n Trail, above, reeently was recognized for
hie eontributi the states development of cost effective waste
water treatment systems in a rural setting.
Alternal00,ive Method to Treat
Waste Water Successful
were at sites where other systems
had failed.
=This is a very successful project
and its been recognized nationwide
as an acceptable method of dealing
with waste water where septic tank
systems have failed," Trail said.
The cost to a landowner to install
a wetlands system, with private
money, would be around $2,600, he
explained, which is considerably
below the contractbid of $5,200 each
for the experimental systems.
Several local landowners have
indicated that they would be willing
to install one of these systems if
provided with plans and specifica-
tions. Information is available in a
new publication from the U. S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
"Alternative Systems For Small
Communities and Rural Areas" gives
a brief description on constructed
wetlands and is available for $1.00
(plus shipping and handling charges
of $2.00 from the National Small
Flows Clearinghouse by calling 1-
800-624-8301 and requesting prod-
uct number WWBLPE02.
Source: Computects, Inc., of Beckley.
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Blueprints of the new Summers County High Ilbrsry and auditorium for = total of 34 academic 10 rooms forteechem office space, threeconfe | Wtd kitchen, n mechenloal room, two
School byComputecte, lnc.,otBeckleyshowthe rooms. The vocetlonal areas wm contain four ence rooms, lind Office fir the librarian and roonl for the J a tickot and concession
new echool wlll have 21 classrooms, two sclence classroomsalongwlthanother13roomsforspe" ech(l nu'rlle, a lounge, and two rooms forthe mom, alobbyondapionroom, firagrand
rooms, and a room for art, technology, fitness, clalized Vocational trslnlng. The building will guidance counselors. Thebulldlng wlHhave42 total of 183 rooms within a 130,000
choral, band, computer, EMI and PMI, a gym, have rice rooms for-administrative office space, MoragerOom23rsstroomwolrk oqumefeot b,