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Walls come down, exposing the beauty of our surroundings

June 2, 2009

By Megan Kamitsuka

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Hall Monitor Megan Kamitsuka Issaquah High School

As a senior merely days away from graduation, I am learning to appreciate all of the small things about my school before I leave it for the last time.

One aspect of being an Issaquah High student that I have come to love lately is the location of our campus. It only takes one glance around while walking to class to recognize that we Eagles are very lucky.

Our current stage of construction has brought this to my attention even more than in past years: As the walls come down, the natural splendor of our surroundings is exposed. The Issaquah equation is a combination of a deep-blue, cloudless sky; the sun shining down on open-air hallways; Poo Poo Point in plain view; green trees lining the hillsides in all directions; and the occasional barrage of colorful paraglider pilots spiraling toward the earth.Though students may have to bundle up to combat the cold months, there really is nothing more beautiful than Issaquah on a spring afternoon. By this point in the school year, the days of getting pelted by raindrops between classes pale in comparison to what we get to bask in today.

The construction should not be perceived as a burden: The newly installed ramp and staircase actually gives us a chance to take in the view of our rolling hills, especially now that the view is unobstructed.

The new cluster of portable classrooms, on the edge of Clark Elementary School’s campus, which house the English and math classes, are refreshing and new — as opposed to the leaky-ceilinged science classrooms on the lower campus. It is fortunate that the new school will take advantage of the same sort of beauty that is apparent to me even now. 

Issaquah High is only getting better.

Written by Megan Kamitsuka · Filed Under Schools, Schools Features 

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