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Students, teachers urge committee to keep darkroom in new Salem High School
Summary
High school students and photo teachers told the committee the darkroom is a low-cost, high-value instructional space that supports STEAM learning and hands-on photography; they asked the schematic design to reserve a lightproof room with basic plumbing. Committee members asked to add the topic to future agendas.
Students and teachers from Salem High School asked the School Building Committee on Wednesday to preserve a darkroom in the plans for the new high school. Nicole Miller, department head for science and performing arts, introduced seniors who described darkroom processes such as cyanotypes and film development and said the space is an important, hands-on complement to digital photography.
The students told the committee the darkroom requires…
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