My high school was built in 1959. It has three buildings and a stadium on campus. Our history goes like this:
- 1959 – ___ High School (9-12) was built
- 1961 – East wing classrooms added to provide space for grades 7 & 8.
- 1962 – Industrial Education Shop and 10 classrooms added
- 1962 – Football Field and Track added behind ___ Elementary
- 1966 – Gymnasium (now the Learning Center), Classrooms and offices added.
- 1967 – West foyer added
- 1974 – High School and Junior High School were connected
- 1980 – Classroom addition
- 1999 – New Gymnasium and Auditorium added
- 2006 – Colton Center added
- 2010 – Classroom renovation-Video Production Studio added
- 2011 – ___ Stadium constructed
- 2012 – Aquatic Center constructed
- 2013 – Baseball/Softball Complex constructed on the ___ Campus
- 2016 – Classroom additions, Commons spaces added, extensive renovation
Not noted in here is the construction of building B in the late 30s. This is the original K-8 school building that was then turned into an elementary school until 2009. In 2009, it was replaced with a new school, and the old building became part of the high school campus.
Main building:
The original systems were all Simplex AC systems. This is the only device left of one of the old systems (disconnected)
In 1995, they replaced every single system in the district and switched to Notifier. The high school was outfitted with an AM-2020 fire alarm system. The smoke detectors were System Sensor 9200 style detectors. These were the only conventional devices on the system as the pull stations are all addressable BGX-101L’s, along with addressable heat and duct detection. The notification appliances of choice in every building are System Sensor MA12/24 horns mount either directly above, or next to a Gentex GXS remote strobe. At my school, the horns are set on Hi/Lo, and the strobes are all 177 candela. Please note that outside, an MA12/24 outdoor model horn was placed at every exit.
When the 1999 areas were built, they decided to use an entirely addressable model: BGX-101L’s and FSI-751’s are the most prominent devices on the system. The alarms utilized are SpectrAlert models. All P2415/75 horn/strobes and S12/24 remote strobes. Every model is 15/75 candela, and horns are on the standard temporal tone. For outdoor alarms, a SpectrAlert horn was installed with a strobe directly adjacent.
In 2007, another addition was conducted that introduced, SpectrAlert advances, FSP-851’s, and NBG-12LX’s! The signaling devices were mostly P2R’s and SR’s, but a handful of PC2W’s were also installed. At this time, many classrooms that had previously not had an alarm got one. Some were added into hallways too. This addition made the fire alarm system quite hectic in the building, because in most areas, in addition to the awful out of sync MA horns, there are also out of sync Advances ringing away in temporal.
In 2016, the last major addition was completed. During this addition, the panel was replaced with an NFS2-3030. The addition used the same devices as the 2007 areas, however all of the 2016 areas are 100% synchronized unlike the rest of the school. This addition also added nine LCD-160 annunciators to the school! Outdoor alarms in these areas are all P2RK’s.
Please note that these are just a few pictures of an extremely complex system.
LRC:
Built in the late 30s, I’m not aware of this systems origins at all; no original components left over. However, in 1995, the system was replaced with a Notifier AFP-400 that still stands today. There is an older Notifier annunciator at one of the exits. Pull stations are BGX-101L’s, smoke detectors are system sensor 9200 system detectors, and notification devices are System Sensor MA12/24 horns on 800hz continues, mounted adjacent to a Gentex, 177 candela, GXS strobe.
Aquatic Center:
Built in 2012, this system is a Notifier NFS2-640 with DVC. Same SLC devices as the other systems from this period. Notification appliances are SPSW’s, SPW’s, and SPSCW’s.
Stadium:
The stadium has an NFS2-3030 system with your typical 2010s Notifier SLC devices. Horn strobes are P2RK’s and strobes are SR’s in restrooms. Upon alarms, the stadium speakers play an evacuation message as well.
Hope everyone found these systems on my schools campus interesting! And in case you are wondering, during scheduled drills, each system is tripped simultaneously.
