It was said that Marcus was open before it was completed. It was hard for students to learn and concentrate with the constant banging of hammers and the screeching of drills, and the fumes of paint and dust floated through the halls like fog. For the first two weeks there were only half-days, and, along with the plumbing and the electricity not working half the time, there was no A/C (which made it very uncomfortable). In the year of 1981 there was only a freshman class. Only the A, B, C, and D halls, the Commons and Cafeteria and one gym were usable, and with the library a giant "black hole" there were no books on shelves, only in boxes that filled the storage room to the ceiling. Surrounding Marcus were horse, cow, and goat pastures along with the then two-lane Morriss road.

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Alumni Information
Marcus School and Fight Songs
School Dedication Packet