Operation Under One Roof

Calvary Log; star-date January seven, two thousand thirteen.

Christmas break was an exiting time for the students of Calvary Christian Schools. Two weeks of holiday travel, friends and family, celebration and no school would be wonderful news to any student in any country. However, on the morning of January 2nd, while many students were still sleeping or enjoying the last few days of vacation, a few dedicated parents, staff and students helped transform our school as we know it.

Since becoming independent, the school now encounters new possibilities, opportunities and challenges. There is now new freedom to use the building in exciting new ways. One of the exciting changes is the moving of middle school classrooms from the modulars outside into the building under the code name of “Operation: Under One Roof”. This involved moving of complete classrooms including desks, tables, chairs, and anything the teachers needed for their classrooms. White boards had to be taken down as well as bulletin boards. Computers had to be disconnected, moved, and hooked up in their new homes.

Operation: Under One Roof also had an impact on more than just middle school teachers. Mr. Finn and Mr. Marshall moved UPSTAIRS by the gym using space in building that otherwise was not possible before independence. Other teachers did not have so drastic of moves, such as Ms Watkins who just moved down the hall from where she used to teach, as well as Mrs. Rodenburg now teaches closer to the cafeteria. The doors at the end of the C hall were locked for security against intruders and for any student who might forget that their classroom was moved to an inside location. The students really like the new changes and it is nice to have more room. Some cubicles were placed in the lobby outside the gym which may be used for offices or places for tutoring.

Operation:Under One Roof is in its final stages now – completing what has been in the works for a long time.  The operation has had many benefits – allowing money to be saved from heating the modulars, keeping student and teachers from needing to go outside in inclement weather, and allowing the school to be under tighter security. Changes are still in progress but the staff and students of Calvary school expect an exiting rest of the year.

- Josh Hatfield, Jeff Britton, Aaron Ebeling, and Cory Greeno