School needs to be repaired before someone gets hurt

The stadium lights that fell down last week with a reverberating crash was symbolic of the state of the college.
The predicted budget shortfall means the school is desperately trying to find ways to save. Projects like the parking lot repavement get shelved so the funds can be used elsewhere, and staff take a reduction in days to share the cost burden. The classrooms with stains on the ceiling tile contrast with classrooms that were remodeled over the summer.
But more important than the financial problems MHCC suffers from is what happens inside the aging buildings.
Once visitors traverse the pock-marked parking lot and wind their way through campus, in classrooms and offices are teachers and administrators who are working every day to ensure the existence of MHCC tomorrow. Even if the last light pole falls and the east wind blows the foundation from Gresham’s map, there will be individuals that care about the school and the students, to come here each day and teach in the dirt.
If more students become active on campus and tell the district about what we accomplish here, the community will not be able to ignore the increasing needs of the school.
Remind people of the committment they made to this school 40 years ago. Be the caring, involved student that shows the community what MHCC can produce. If we make enough noise, it will drown out the sound of descending lights and the howl of the East Wind.