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Cosmopolitan Rays , January 27, 2020
Rapid City Cosmopolitan Mingle Monday –January 27, 2020 at Robbinsdale School
• The Rapid City Cosmopolitan Club met for Mingle Monday at Robbinsdale Elementary School.
• Built in 1953, Robbinsdale is one of three elementary schools slated to close over the next three to six years as part of a proposed master plan for school facilities. The other two are Canyon Lake and Horace Mann. School officials have yet to determine if the buildings would be demolished or if the property would be sold.
Rapid City Cosmopolitan Mingle Monday –January 27, 2020 at Robbinsdale School
• That's a result of the old radiators the school relies on for heat, the Rapid City Area Schools facilities manager said. Silt buildup has increased the length of time it takes for them to heat a room, he said, and turning them off altogether is easier said than done when considering temperatures swings common in springtime.
• Robbinsdale would be replaced in part by a new $30 million elementary school that the district wants to build near the Parkview area. Property that the schools own there that could be used for new construction outright or traded in a land swap, officials have said.
Rapid City Cosmopolitan Mingle Monday –January 27, 2020 at Robbinsdale School
• Besides stuffiness, the first indicators of Robbinsdale's age that school officials point to are the cracks lining the walls of its hallways, classrooms and bathrooms.
• Veluswamy said the school was built on expansive soils, resulting in foundational shifting that has visibly warped floors and split walls. Gauges mounted on top of the cracks measure the amount that they move over time. Veluswamy said that he checks them every other week.
• "We are constantly seeing movement in the cracks," Veluswamy said.
Rapid City Cosmopolitan Mingle Monday –January 27, 2020 at Robbinsdale School
• Another sign of old age is the presence of asbestos in the building. Veluswamysaid that the carcinogenic insulation material has been removed or enclosed where necessary but that not all of it has been abated in the tunnels underneath the school.
• Like Canyon Lake, Robbinsdale is said by school officials to suffer from a lack of space. Principal Beth Keeney said around 500 students attend the school and 67 staff and faculty members work there. School records show that the building has a functional capacity of 509.
Rapid City Cosmopolitan Mingle Monday –January 27, 2020 at Robbinsdale School
• Keeney said the tight spacing limits the school's ability to implement lab-like open classrooms popular in newer schools. It also leaves little room for employees, who in some cases can be seen working from the hallways or in storage closets.
• Due to its age, the building was not designed with accessibility for disabled persons in mind. The cafeteria, where the stage used for school assemblies is located, sits downstairs from the main floor, for example.
• “The only presentation space that we have is the stage,” Keeney said.
Rapid City Cosmopolitan Mingle Monday –January 27, 2020 at Robbinsdale School
• Wheelchair lifts have been installed throughout the building, but Veluswamy said installing an elevator would not be possible because of code requirements.
• The private facilities study that the district commissioned in 2015 and guides the master plan currently on the table scored the condition of each school out of 100. The highest score of 90 went to General Beadle Elementary, which was built in 2008.
• Robbinsdale was scored at 66.54. Veluswamysaid it would cost a little more than $20 million just to bring that score up to 85.
Kumar Veluswamy• Facilities Services Manager for Rapid City Area Schools walker the Members through the School.
Member Birthdays
• Name Date
Kahler, Bev Feb 02McCollam, Carol Feb 07Schuh, Jim Feb 07Brown, Jerrold Feb 12Jones, Kathy Feb 20Daughters, Dave Feb 26Evans, Michelle Feb 26
Anniversaries
• Name Spouse Name Date
No February Anniversaries
Date Joined RC Cosmopolitan Club
• Name Years Date
• Regelin, Meggan 19 years 0 months Feb 08 2001
• Druckrey, Cathy 6 years 0 months Feb 26 2014
• Mathis, Allan 6 years 0 months Feb 26 2014
Cosmo Ushering Event Coordinators
• Please e-mail or call the team in charge to sign up for the event or if you need to cancel
• Sue Vaughn – Theater [email protected] (C) (605)593-3040
• Rod Gunn – Ice Arena [email protected] (H) (605)-348-8725
(C) (605) 381-3532.
• Gloria Gunn - Summer Nights [email protected] (H) 348-8725 (C) 381-7075
• Jim and Arletta Schuh – Barnett Arena [email protected](H) 343-7998 (C) 391-8664
• Rod Gunn – Club’s Website https://portal.clubrunner.co/101337
International PresidentJudy Weitkemper
International PresidentJudy WeitkemperEmail: [email protected] Federation - Columbia Show-Me, Columbia Breakfast Clubs, ColumbiaLuncheon, Columbia, MO and St. Charles County Cosmo, St. Charles, MO
Judy became a Cosmopolitan in May,1999, by joining the Columbia Show-Me Club, andhas been a dedicated and active member with perfect attendance since joining. She is alsoan active member of the Columbia Breakfast, Columbia Luncheon and the St. CharlesCounty Cosmo Clubs.
Federation Governor
Jay Titus•5304 32nd Street South
• Fargo, North Dakota 58104
Rapid City Cosmopolitan Club President
Rapid City Cosmopolitan Club President
• John Duffield
•PO Box 994
•Rapid City, South Dakota 57709