The details
A preservation committee was formed, made up of current and former NBHS staff members, alumni, parents and administration staff, according to board documents.
Several memorials from the original campus will remain on display. A portrait of former student Gary Simon will be placed in a central common area, while another portrait will be displayed in the athletic field house alongside a portrait of former student and football player Adam Trollinger.
A memorial honoring Romina Mariagna Sanchez-Stockwell, a former girls' soccer player, and Monocera—the high school’s dance team—will be installed in either the dance studio or girls' athletics area. The exact location has not been determined yet. Memorials for Shelby Ryan Farnsworth and Fernando Omar Diaz Jr., both former Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps students, will be preserved in the new JROTC facilities, according to a news release.
The committee documented 10 painted murals in the original building. Eight will be digitally archived, while two murals painted by Joe J. Arevalo near the gym will be preserved and installed near the entrance of the new gym, the release states.
Other keepsakes, including the running Unicorn glass and the iconic Unicorn mosaic from the original front entrance, will be relocated to prominent locations in the new building. Building plaques, non-award team photos and senior class pictures will be digitally archived and shared on a publicly accessible district webpage, with senior class photos also stored in the new library, the release states.
Completion of Phase 1 construction includes the new three-story main building, career and technical training classrooms, cafeteria and common areas, as previously reported by Community Impact.
What else?
Inside the gym, select banners will remain, including those honoring longtime coach Clifton Wilkins and former student-athlete Kyle Hittle. As NBHS transitions into Phase 1 of the new campus, items not moved into the new building will be digitally archived and offered to the public as keepsakes, according to the district.
