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Article: Fontana school made over.
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- San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA)
- Article date:
- April 22, 2007
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Byline: Joe Nelson
Apr. 22--FONTANA -- South Tamarind Elementary School was built in 1951, but on Saturday, it appeared as though an entirely new campus were being constructed.
Dozens of Home Depot volunteers in bright orange T-shirts crouched in front of the school, laying brick for a new walkway. Out on the field, other volunteers used a gas-powered auger to bore holes into the ground for a new outdoor classroom.
Cans of paint dotted the grounds, while dozens of more volunteers scraped rust and corrosion from tetherball poles, painted murals on buildings and blacktops, and built benches and tables. They painted modulars and awning support ...