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Chatham High PTO Gifts $60,000 for Improvements
The money will be used for lighting and sound improvements in the auditorium and a sound system in the A/B gym.
Students, families and teachers at will notice a number of improvements underway as they prepare to go back to school.
Besides the , gifts of approximately $60,000 from the Chatham High PTO will pay for improvements throughout the campus.
The largest improvement project will take place in the auditorium, which Chatham High shares with . According to the PTO newsletter, "lighting and sound improvements will be the two major enhancements this year" in the auditorium.
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The newsletter also said that the PTO is looking into the cost of replacing the auditorium's 35-year-old carpeting and seating.
The $60,000 donation will also pay for a sound system in the A/B gymnasium, banners for the front driveway, water fountains for the lobby and three Smartboards and LCD projectors for the music rooms.
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Chatham High School principal Darren Groh was unavailable for comment.
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