South Tama High School Science teacher Audrey Roth presents orientation to the new addition to the South Tama High School shortly after the fall term of classes got underway on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Chronicle photos/John Speer

“I want to create an opportunity to show off the new facility as well as an opportunity for the general public to meet me,” said Jeff Berger, new South Tama Schools Superintendent in his News-Herald column on Sept. 1.

On Thursday, September 7, we will have a general public open house from 5 to 7 p.m. where anyone from the community can just come in to meet me and to see the new facilities.

Berger wrote: “You can simply stop in and walk through. There is a home volleyball match that night with the freshman game starting at 5 and the varsity around 7, so it may be a good opportunity to support our school activities as well. Please feel free to stop in, see the place, and meet me that night.”

Chronicle – Aug. 26: The first day of classes on Aug. 23 in the new $5.7 million addition and renovations to South Tama?High School gave students a full look at modern classrooms equipped with some of the latest technology.

A total of seven classrooms were added to the southwest portion of the high school in Tama. In addition, a spacious student commons area is included in the two-story addition.

Danny Mayo, science classroom.

The classroom space replaces two sets of portable classrooms which had been in use since 1987.

Math teacher Robert Tyynismaa’s classroom.

South Tama? Band Director Mike Carnahan and band members in new band room.

Heather Chamberlin with science students.