A special part of the reunion was a tour of the new facilities, led by Miss Oldroyd. As I mentioned a couple of blogs ago, the school moved from the building my class — the class of 1984 — went to, to new facilities in January of this year.
The new building, a connected addition to the Breesport Baptist Church, was a $2 million investment that includes a state of the art gym, locker facilities, classrooms, science facilities, computers, white boards, etc.
The stories told during the tour showed one blessing after another. A grant, written by the school’s administrator, Cary Shaw, got all the white boards in the building at no cost to the school. Much of the science tables in the science lab came, used but in good shape, from my own college Alma Mater, Houghton College. Corning Inc. was the benefactor that furnished a chemical mixing machine (or some such term — a very critical part of the modern lab equipment.
There was also continuity. Miss Oldroyd had her cats from her old room safely ensconced in the new. And the focus on integration of learning and faith, of learning and practice, was quietly and firmly reflected in the facilities.
But the future of any school is also seen in the graduates it produces, what they produce, and what they contribute forward. Which is my thought leading to another blog…
At The Rainbow 