Age Quod Agis - Jesuit High School
Age Quod Agis - Jesuit High School
Age Quod Agis - Jesuit High School
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Photo by Jack Schmidt<br />
Photo by Jack Schmidt<br />
57-Year-Old Smith Gym<br />
Gets a Facelift<br />
Smith Gym Remodel (photos below): Smith Gym,<br />
home to many an athletic contest over the years and now<br />
also host to the well-attended Friday liturgies, recently<br />
underwent a series of major renovations that transformed<br />
the gym’s space. Amid the dazzling improvements, the spirit<br />
and history of Smith Gym are still very much alive. The large<br />
round shield with the Crusader from the earliest years of<br />
the gym remains in its prominent location on the west wall<br />
(one of the artists is Dick Matteri, a friend of Dick Gedrose<br />
‘61). When the trusses were prepared for painting during<br />
the remodel, several handwritten names and signatures from<br />
the 60s and 70s (when the gym was also used for drama<br />
productions) were discovered. Here are some of the key<br />
improvements:<br />
• New sound system, new basketball backboards, and new<br />
super structures. Four of the six backboards are motorized,<br />
which was part of last year’s improvements.<br />
• All new electrical, including a new circuit breaker panel, a<br />
few new outlets and new switching for the lights.<br />
• All new energy efficiency. Includes high output lighting that<br />
can be switched into many different configurations.<br />
• New theatre lighting for special occasions.<br />
Includes wireless dimmer.<br />
• All new paint, top to bottom, including the old steel trusses.<br />
Columbia Painting (owner is Chris Lagozzino ‘68) did the<br />
paint job.<br />
• All gaps in the restored fiber glass panels were cleaned<br />
and caulked (which will help improve insulation).<br />
Before<br />
After<br />
Construction Underway: Beginning May 26, construction crews have been hard at work<br />
deconstructing the former Dieringer Center and laying the foundation for the new Elorriaga<br />
Center for Science and Mathematics. SKANSKA is the general contractor, Soderstrom<br />
Architects are the designers, and Pat O’Brien ‘68 is the project manager. This aerial shot was<br />
taken on July 29, 2010, and illustrates the first two months of progress. Construction is ahead<br />
of schedule and crews are aiming to finish the structural work (including roof) by November.<br />
The estimated project completion date is March 2011. Photo: © SkyShots, Portland, OR.<br />
Cover Photo: Seventeen years after <strong>Jesuit</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> first introduced female students, there<br />
is now a crop of <strong>Jesuit</strong> alumni couples and the beginnings of families where the children call<br />
themselves double legacies. Story on page 24. Photo by Sara Gray ‘02.
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