Columbine High School in 1999 and prior.

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July 24 1982 "Columbine High School students Duane Barone, Erin Buckley and Susan Barnhardt take a break from classes under Class of 1982 gift - a huge welcome sign above the hallway leading to the school gymnasium. The sign, visible from the main entrance, is made of plywood and mylar and incorporates the school's logo (a rebel) and colors (silver and blue). The gift cost $500 and is marked as a donation from the Class of 1982.; (Photo By Dave Buresh/The Denver Post via Getty Images)"

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"MAY 12 1984, MAY 13 1984 Julie Jacmeyer & Lori Herbet talk outside the DCPA where Columbine High School prom was held. Credit: The Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)"

I'm not 100% sure it is "our" CHS.

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"SEP 18 1973, 10-23-1973; Columbine High School; (Photo By Ira Gay Sealy/The Denver Post via Getty Images)"

Neah wrote:

I'm not 100% sure it is "our" CHS.

What do you mean by "our CHS"? How many Columbine High Schools are there? I only know of one.

KMFDM wrote:

Neah wrote:

I'm not 100% sure it is "our" CHS.

What do you mean by "our CHS"? How many Columbine High Schools are there? I only know of one.

I also only know of one but I don't know if there could be other ones. But it seems that it is the one we are interested in.

There’s a YA novel from the 80’s early 90’s and it takes place at a Columbine High school but it’s based on the east coast....

I think someone posted about it here

Jenn wrote:

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Was that fence up there the whole time by the stairs? I never noticed it

Jenn wrote:

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Didn't realize how far they parked from each other, did they do that so they would have a wide range of shooting kids escaping from both sides of the school?

So, the picture I posted above of the school in 1973 was taken the year the school was built. The first class if I understood correctly was that of 1973-1974.

Here are two pages I found in the 1973-1974 yearbooks showing the building of the school and its christening:

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joebox97 wrote:

Jenn wrote:

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Didn't realize how far they parked from each other, did they do that so they would have a wide range of shooting kids escaping from both sides of the school?

Yes, that is exactly why they did it that way.

Last time and I stop spamming this thread:

Yearbook 1986:

Yearbook 1987:

Jenn wrote:

joebox97 wrote:

Jenn wrote:

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Didn't realize how far they parked from each other, did they do that so they would have a wide range of shooting kids escaping from both sides of the school?

Yes, that is exactly why they did it that way.

That's the orthodox tale, but I very strongly doubt it. Nobody saw them wait by their cars. At least one version of Dylan's notes say "go to outside hill, wait". Actually, both sides of the cafeteria, which is what people would be fleeing, is the orthodox tale, but there are only a handful of tables by the south entrance. They would just about all be fleeing towards Dylans car. The crossfire wouldn't do very much.

On top of this, the idea that they knew the bombs failed and so they went to the stairs (makes no sense anyway) is false since they didn't know the bombs failed, they said the library was going to explode while they were inside it.

Dylan, standing at the bottom of the stairs, could easily shoot them. The cars aren't just far away from each other, they're far away from the cafeteria. And what if their victims turned around? They're just gonna sit with their dicks in their hand in the parking lot? What about that side, the back-side, which is managed so perfectly by just placing yourself at the west entrance to cut off their escape, exactly as they did?

I think it's far, far more likely the cars are far apart because either they felt that's where students would flee, after the massacre was over, out of the cafeteria, and out the main south entrance; or because say Dylan's car would get the cops/media/first responders first, then people would back away into the other parking lot, and they have yet another car waiting for them.

Also, yes joebox, the fence was there during the massacre. Eric supposedly rested his gun on it.

Neah wrote:

I'm not 100% sure it is "our" CHS.

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"SEP 18 1973, 10-23-1973; Columbine High School; (Photo By Ira Gay Sealy/The Denver Post via Getty Images)"

It certainly looks like it could be an older version of CHS. Of course, googling it only gives me "our" Columbine... There does seem to only be one Columbine High School.

hvernon wrote:

Neah wrote:

I'm not 100% sure it is "our" CHS.

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"SEP 18 1973, 10-23-1973; Columbine High School; (Photo By Ira Gay Sealy/The Denver Post via Getty Images)"

It certainly looks like it could be an older version of CHS. Of course, googling it only gives me "our" Columbine... There does seem to only be one Columbine High School.

I think it is the same high school. See the gym looming behind the school? From looking at the floor plans, it would appear that view is from the teacher parking lot, which I assume was the former front of the school. Later they added the fancy cafeteria/library on the opposite side. There is also a very slight curve to the exterior wall on the right, which is shown in the floor plan.

Neah wrote:

Last time and I stop spamming this thread:

Yearbook 1986:

Yearbook 1987:

Feel free to add as many pictures as you want. This thread is for everyone to share photos in.

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If you don't mind me asking, where did you find so many yearbook scans?

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Here you are, you'll probably need to create an account:

1974
1979
1982
1986
1987
1988

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Here you are, you'll probably need to create an account:

1974
1979
1982
1986
1987
1988

Thank you for sharing!

Their school mascot has a gun ...
...and looks kinda like Dylan
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joebox97 wrote:

Jenn wrote:

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On top of this, the idea that they knew the bombs failed and so they went to the stairs (makes no sense anyway) is false since they didn't know the bombs failed, they said the library was going to explode while they were inside it.

You just gave me a ah-ha moment. I wondered why they just focused on the library and not just shoot other people that were fleeing or in other parts of the school. They thought that those bombs were going to destroy the cafe and the library. They both wanted to die and maybe they spent so much time in the library is because they thought it was going to blow up taking them with it.

Miasmom1028 wrote:

cakeman wrote:

Jenn wrote:

joebox97 wrote:

Jenn wrote:

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On top of this, the idea that they knew the bombs failed and so they went to the stairs (makes no sense anyway) is false since they didn't know the bombs failed, they said the library was going to explode while they were inside it.

You just gave me a ah-ha moment. I wondered why they just focused on the library and not just shoot other people that were fleeing or in other parts of the school. They thought that those bombs were going to destroy the cafe and the library. They both wanted to die and maybe they spent so much time in the library is because they thought it was going to blow up taking them with it.

Every time I see that fire truck in any Columbine pic my eyes instinctively move towards the ground to see if Rachel is lying there dead next to it.

Rebbie556 wrote:

Their school mascot has a gun ...
...and looks kinda like Dylan
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The “new perspective” has a bit of irony to it as well.

true_crime wrote:

Rebbie556 wrote:

Their school mascot has a gun ...
...and looks kinda like Dylan
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The “new perspective” has a bit of irony to it as well.

We can only thank God a school with that mascot wasn't a Southern school. God knows what guns E&D would have used if they'd been from Alabama.

Lunkhead McGrath wrote:

true_crime wrote:

Rebbie556 wrote:

Their school mascot has a gun ...
...and looks kinda like Dylan
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The “new perspective” has a bit of irony to it as well.

We can only thank God a school with that mascot wasn't a Southern school.  God knows what guns E&D would have used if they'd been from Alabama.

E&D would have hurt themselves (more) shooting the guns we like down here