djshirley.1
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Re:Shamrock Middle name change - 2011/08/28 09:19
I knew Dekalb County would be incapable of eradicating all of Shamrock in their remodle to Druid Hills!
Signs of Shamrock still live all throughout the campus.
The ugly...I mean beautifull.. Shamrock green sticks out everywhere among the new red and black paint. Yes, the new lockers are devil red, but some door frames and window frames still have that green showing. Yes, they painted over the green lines on the gym floor with black paint, but it just dosen't look right...almost purple. The basketball backboards still have green squares on them. It says DHMS on the gym floor in red and black, but the huge green dragon remains on the wall. Their official new mascott is painted in the hall as a red dragon, but with a green shirt. The marble bench that was a gift from the class of '85 remains in the lobby. The nature trail leading towards Burt Fork creek now has permanent wood signs that say "Shamrock Forest". Hey, even Shamrock Plaza says Shamrock, not Druid Hills.
One final note on this remodle. You know that chalk boards have long been replaced by the dry erase board. Kids no longer know the horific sounds that can be inflicted nor how to clean the erasers during detention. Well now, the wall clocks have been replaced by digital ones. How will they be reassured that the clocks are syncronized if they can't watch the second hand click backwards at the top of each hour?
Jeff '78
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Never have I seen Dekalb County act so swiftly and efficiently. 
The remodle has begun...."hard hat area" only.
