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By Herlina Widodo
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s many students already know, Mountainview is currently building a swimming pool in campus. The pool
will be located behind the dormitory, next to the soccer field and the small gym. The purpose of the pool is to
expand school facilities and to improve Mountainview. When it is finished, the entire school community, including
parents and staff, will be free to use it (however, it will not be open for public).
The idea first came from Mr. McGavran and his experience working in a Kenyan school that had a swimming
pool. After getting approval from the school board, the school hired a contractor and has been overseeing the
construction of the pool, which began on December 12, 2013. It is roughly close to ten percent done at the time
of writing.
The workers are currently building the superstructure, according to Mr. McGavran. He believes that the
superstructure is the hardest part to build, since it involves the process of cementing and putting rebars. If the
rebarring process goes wrong, they need to break it down and start all over. On the other hand, one of the
builders said that the hardest process is moving the rebars into the pool. The cementing and rebarring processes
are expected to be done in four to six weeks.
By Sun Jin Lee
Late at night on February 13, Mt. Kelud erupted on East Java island.
It affected many cities around the mountain and even cities that are far
away from Mt. Kelud. Flights were cancelled and six airports were closed
because of low visibility. The ash and sand from Mt. Kelud reached
MICS which was completely covered with ash. As a result, many teachers
gathered in the early morning on 14th to discuss whether to open school
or not. Teachers decided that school should be closed for safety and
encouraged students to stay at home. MICS was closed until the 17th and
was opened again on the 18th. Due to the volcano eruption, MICS had to
delay the events for Elementary
travel day and Valentine's Day.
Basketball games prior to IISSAC
were also cancelled. MICS resumed the schedule on February 18 and
celebrated travel day and late Valentine’s Day. Juniors delivered fudges and
roses to students for late Valentine’s Day. Because of elementary school
events, high school students were dismissed early at 12:15. On
February 19, students in MICS resumed its normal schedule.
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