What happened to the chimney at SJHS?

by Eric Mageno
SJHS Staff Writer

Why is the chimney at the junior high gone? Well, I did some investigating and found out from the school janitor, Mrs. Bell, that the chimney was moved because of earthquake danger, because if it fell down it would crush junior high students. It was too tall to stay up in an earthquake, so the district hired contractors to take the chimney down.

Mrs. Bell explained that before the chimney was taken down it was a vent pipe for the boiler system at SJHS. The chimney was removed last year during Christmas break so that it would not be a distraction to students working in class.