Lynn Howker, Monmouth Middle School librarian, returns a book to the shelf Wednesday next to a library wall with chipped and cracked paint. The library is housed in a century old building.
Monmouth Middle School principal Melissa Burnham-Barter, left and art teacher Christeen Mudgett, center, discuss the possibility Wednesday of teaching in a modern art classroom if Monmouth voters approve the local referendum to build a new school. Art classes are now held in a converted garage.
Monmouth Middle School principal Melissa Burnham-Barter walks Wednesday down a maze of hallways separating the music and art classrooms from the rest of the school.
A screen and window frame in disrepair, shown in this Wednesday photo, at the Monmouth Middle School on Academy Road in Monmouth.
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