Progress on the Second Floor of our School

How about a break from the recent dire news for the Anglican Communion? I wanted to post a short update on the construction of the second floor of our upper school at St. Vincent's Cathedral School. Until five weeks ago the second floor of our new building was just an empty shell, boasting only outer walls, a concrete floor, and a roof. But now the interior walls of our new second floor build-out are all up. They were being painted today when I stopped by for a visit. The framework for the classroom ceilings is also in place (the acoustic panels that make up the ceilings will be dropped into place once the light fixtures are hooked up next week) and the electrical wiring has been strung. The classroom and office doors still need to be put into place and the floors need to be tiled or carpeted, but one can actually see things beginning to fall into place. That's a good thing, because teacher in-service starts in just three weeks. I cannot wait for the first year of our high school to start on August 14th!

The picture above is of my new chaplain's office (finally, a place of my own in which to talk with parents and students!), while the picture below is of my classroom across the hall from my office. I will be teaching a variety of Religion, History, Geography and Western Civ classes there this year, for grades six through nine. Photos by R.D. Foster.