The Lincoln Log

The construction of Abraham Lincoln High School’s new building and the installment of new bungalows were initially supposed to begin this upcoming summer, but are subject to change due to San Francisco Unified School District approval. Bungalows A through D, 18 and 19 will be relocated, and new 24-by-60 foot double bungalows will be placed where the current basketball courts are. These new double bungalows will replace bungalows 29 and 30, and bungalow 28 will stay in its place. The concurrent phasing process of the removal of the old bungalows and installment of the new bungalows will be complete before the 2008-2009 school year.

Construction for the new building, which will be located near the breezeway, will begin Jan. 2008. This is the tentative plan for the building process. The whole construction is an estimated two to five years. The breezeway will be closed off during construction, and the library will also be closed off around October or November. The rest of the main building will not be affected.

New exterior lights will be installed on the basketball courts for lighting for the new bungalows. The new bungalows will have motion sensors for security reasons, and air conditioning. A janitor building will be made especially for those bungalows. There will also be a new bungalow for the Wellness Center Program for community-based organizations.

The popular Principles of Biotechnology classes, taught by George Cachinanes and Julie Reis, will be moved down to the main building basement because those classrooms are spacious and can accommodate large classes with laboratory tables. It will be less crowded while students work on their laboratory projects.

“I have mixed feelings [about the move],” Cachinanes said. “I am grateful for Mr. Pang for making more space for these classes, it is cramped in here with all of my inventories. But I will miss being next door to my colleagues in the science department. I will feel isolated downstairs, but my partner in crime, Mrs. Reis, will be there too.”

Along with the new building and bungalows, there will be modernizations to the Lincoln campus. The current Public Announcement intercom system, which is often times muffles the voices and is hard to hear, will be fixed. They will put in a new P.A. intercom system that will be clear and easy to hear. There will also be better handicap accessibilities, and fire safety.

Sophomore Melany Luu will graduate from ALHS without ever seeing the new building completed.

“I think that the construction will be beneficial, but at the same time distracting for the learning environment,” Luu said.

Junior Allen Chen is concerned about the phasing of the new building and its distractions.

“There’s no doubt that the construction will cause air pollution and the process may be very hectic. This will also disrupt learning for many students because the construction will take place during school hours,” Chen said.

The construction will also take place during his senior year.

“It’s not really fair for the class of 2008 because we get to witness the construction, but we wouldn’t be able to live up to it by using the new buildings and basketball courts.”