(June 14, 2002) — It’s sixth period and you are falling asleep in your seat, waiting for the bell to ring. Time seems to pass excruciatingly slow, but finally your prayers are answered. The bell has rung and school is over. WAIT! WAIT! Isn’t there one more period? Just then, you hear a number of voices heading your way. You turn to see if any of them are your friends when you realize these students are wearing jeans. Not only that, but T-shirts of all colors, patterns and designs. Was it free-dress day and nobody told you? No. It is not free-dress day and the administration did not get rid of seventh period. It’s 1961 and you are standing in the halls of Anderson W. Clark Junior High. The former junior high was named in honor of the Reverend Anderson Clark, a resident of La Crescenta whose work with children was greatly admired. Due to declining enrollment however, the school was forced to shut down in 1983. From then on, the building was used as a teacher resource center as well as a branch of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. After several years of non-academic use, the Glendale Unified School District decided to transform the building into a new school. The school reopened in 1998 as a magnet high school and the name, Anderson W. Clark, was kept in order to preserve the memory of the great humanitarian. In addition to keeping the name, Clark kept the Panther as the mascot and green and white as the school colors. Admission to the new school was limited to approximately 500 students in the freshmen and sophomore classes. So in September of 1998, students from all over the Glendale district eagerly stepped off the busses to find a school still under construction. “It was fun seeing how ‘my’ school was being built. I was going to be here for four years and it was cool being able to see it from the beginning,” said senior Jane Park. As the year went on, slowly and scrupulously the construction workers completed their work. Students soon became familiarized to the sounds of drilling and hammering while they were in class. By the time second semester rolled around, most of the work was done. “It’s like an attachment. Everything was nice and new,” added Park. During the summer of 2000, the final phase of the construction was put into action. The last phase consisted of the completion of the 5000 building and the application of the new security systems, which meant the new security systems added black gates surrounding the school and monitored cameras around the campus. “I simply got used to the ‘protective’ eyes watching over me. After a while, you get used to it. Cameras aren’t that bad,” commented Migran Vartanyan. Students now gaze proudly at their school, relieved that the construction is finally over. As of now, Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School stands as one of the most technologically advanced schools in the district.