Hello Troops,
Last week's post started our photograph tour of the old Central School we all fondly remember. This week's post continues where that post left off - in the Cafeteria and Kitchen area. Once again I want to thank Central's Custodian, Brandon Pace, for the photos he took of the school all ready to open for its last school year, the 2019-2020 school year.
Each of the photos you see have Space Center memories for our Space Center staff and volunteers. In addition to my Space Center memories, I have my memories of these hallways and rooms from my time teaching 6th grade full time from 1983 - 1990 before I opened the Space Center.
The Lunchroom. My biggest Space Center memories of this room are: This is where we set up the USS Falcon weekend simulator in the two Starlab Domes. This was also where we had many a movie night after returning from swimming on our 3 day overnight camps. And let's not forget the many many landing parties this area gave us. Great times for sure.
Looking from the entrance of the Lunchroom toward the Galileo. Needless to say, this part of the Lunchroom was our domain. The floor had permanent ruts from the Galileos wheels. We sure made our mark on the old school.
This was the walk in refrigerator. I was in and out of this fridge all summer long for our summer camp meals and every Friday and Saturday for our overnight camp food. This was also my place to cool down when the school's air conditioner would go out. A few minutes in the "cooler" and I was good to go for another hour.
Ah, the kitchen itself. This is where Bill Schuler and Aleta Clegg spent many a summer cooking up our summer camp meals. Our staff used this area for landing parties way back in the early 1990's until the lunchroom staff put a stop to it. Over time our landing party locations were whittled back to certain areas of the school.
The Faculty Room across from the Lunchroom. The Space Center used this room on weeknight and weekends and summers for mission briefings and landing party areas. One memory that comes to mind was the time Bracken Funk used this room during the summer as a major crime scene for his crews to do forensics. Great Times!
The Workroom. Late on a Friday night you'd find me in here making photocopies of checks and cash. It was required by the district accountants for all bank deposits. I'd be making photo copies with the door closed so my work didn't disrupt the endless hallway landing parties of 5 busy simulators.
The school's front office and foyar are just up and to the left in this photo. The library and Briefing Room were on the right, opposite the school's front doors.
The school's entrance and foyer. How many times did you sit on that bench and wait for your ride to pick you up from your Space Center duties? For many an overnight camp this is where I'd gather the overnight camp campers at 11:30 P.M., give them their final bathroom break, read them the overnight camp rules, and then disperse them to their sleeping areas. The staff stood behind me to accept the campers and show them to their sleeping quarters.
The entrance to the school and Space Center. Think of the hundred thousands of people both young and old who came through those doors for field trips and camps during the Space Center's time in the old building. Amazing, isn't it?
Central School started in 1893 in its first building which sat on this same property. This display case in the school's foyer held many mementos from the school's long past.
Opposite the display case was the school's office. The sick room was at the back of the office. Many an ill camper laid on that sick bed waiting for a parent pick up on the long summer overnight camps. Many a time I'd be in that room looking for bandaids to heal the scraps and cuts from crawling around in the ships and hallways.
That's it for this post. Watch for more next week along with photos from the Space Center's last Honor's Night held on Thursday night.
Mr. W.
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