The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 16, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 May 1983 — Page 14

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed.. May 4.1983

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ONE YEAR LATER — Most of the Lakeland Community School Corporation residents remember the picture of destroyed chemicals in the science area of Wawasee High School which had the potential of killing the very vandals who caused the destruction one year ago this week end.

Community spirit applauded on break-in anniversary

By GAIL WIDMOYER Broken glass, ransacked offices and damaged equipment were the welcome home for Wawasee High School choir members and. Dr. Howard Hull when they returned from a New York City, trip on the morning of May 9, 1982. Approximately $14,300 in senseless damages from an unprovoked break-in was inflicted on the school as well as the community by two Goshen youth who had been “partying” during the early hours of that day. This scene is vividly remembered one year later by students, school officials and the community. Tracey L. Bailey and Douglas A. Roth, previous Goshen High School athletes, arrived at a relative’s Syracuse lake home, played “drinking” games with two friends, consumed excessive amounts of alcohol which directly affected their personalities and traveled to the high school leaving a trail of destruction from the cottage to the school and back to the cottage. “I’ve never felt that badly,” commented the then new Wawasee principal Dr. Howard Hull, Jr., who was one of the first people to discover the destruc-

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tion. Although he was not initially aware of it, the personal violation he felt that morning was shared by the entire high school community. Students, parents and community people felt the attack on the high school was a personal assault against each of them. The community was distraught. But fortunately, the story had a happy ending. The culprits were caught before the day ended, Dr. Hull established himself as principal by being brought closer to the student body and the small town community spirit was displayed by everyone in the Lakeland district. Provocation “It was as if our own home was violated,” continued Dr. Hull who assumed the vandalism was a direct attack on him for disiplinary action he levied on the Wawasee graduating class of 1982. “When kids do something to the school I take it personally,” he confessed, even though he admitted vandalism wasn’t a new concept to him and his wife. “We’ve had vandalism to our home before, but never that extensive,” commented his wife, Lisa, who greeted him with tears in her eyes on the morning of the break-in. Lisa and her two-year-old daughter arrived at the high

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After approximately four months, more than $14,000 and a lot of combined community efforts, the chemistry section as well as the rest of the school has returned to normal. However, the impact of the incident is still distinct in many people's minds.

school to pick up Dr. Hull from his New York trip. When they drove up to the school, they saw no buses, many police cars and feared the worse — the buses had been in an accident and all of the people had been killed. When she found her husband and realized what had happened, Lisa “got mad.” “We went through the rest of the day going over everything he (Dr. Hull) had done since he became principal,” she explained. Dr. Hull replaced Henry Smith in January 1982 and having had (experience at Elkhart Central and Dekalb High Schools, was not unaccustomed to school grounds vandalism. But the damage to Wawasee was so “horrible” that Dr. Hull spent the rest of the day, “Literally feeling like I could throw-up.” Cracking The Case Thanks to the quick action of the Syracuse Police Department and Detective Sergeant Tom Kitch, Dr. Hull’s agony eased late that evening. The chain of events “certainly are not all that complex,” commented Kitch who had been working in his yard at 5:30 on the morning of the break-in. At that time, a call came over his radio about an auto accident four miles from his home where one driver had left the scene or was in the process of fleeing. Kitch was off duty, but still responded to the call and was at the scene of the accident when another call concerning the high school break-in was received. After responding to the high school call, learning that a red jacket had been taken from the high school and remembering the driver who left the scene of the early morning accident was wearing a red jacked, Kitch discovered the two incidents were connected. He then conducted a “door to door check” of the homes on the path of destruction to discover if anyone saw anything the night before. Kitch ended up at a home where “parties” had been known to take place previously and spoke to the owner of the Bailey home. In the living room, Kitch and Mr. Bailey, Tracey’s uncle, discovered a red . jacket which was similar to the one described as missing from the high school and had been left at the lake home the night before., This red jacket and earlier incidents led Kitch to the Bailey home in Goshen where he spoke with Tracey and his parents for two hours and eventually ended up at the Roth home. The two boys were taken back to the high school and walked through the damaged hallways with Dr. Hull and Donn Kesler where they admitted to the destruction. Today, Tracey Bailey is serving time in the Indiana Youth Center at Plainfield and Doug

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Roth is paying monetary restitution to the school for his portion of the damage. Community Cohesion According to George Gilbert, assistant superintendent, 18 teachers, spouses, students and parents combined their efforts to clean up the mess cuased by two boys whose personalities had been severely altered by their actions the previous night. Many people called Dr. Hull to express their concern and offer any help they could provide. According to Dr. Hull, so many people responded to help with the clean-up that some had to be turned away. Not only was Dr. Hull impressed with the instant community support expressed during the initial clean-up, and the quick work of Tom Kitch and the law enforcement agencies, but he was further amazed at the community support that continued through out the month when several items, not covered by insurance, had to be replaced. One particular item, the symbolic Wawasee Warrior, had been damaged beyond repair and caused further community pain. The statue had been donated to the school as a memorial to David Owens, a member of the Wawasee Class of 1978, who had been tragically killed in an automobile accident. One of Owens’ classmates wrote to Dr. Hull, “...when a fellow co-worker told me about the vandalism to the school, I was very upset. I must say, my heart fell to my feet when he told me about the statue . . . Hopefully, many people have learned from this experience that such a frivolous act can hurt not only physically, but deep down.” Through combined community and school efforts, the system was able to replace most all of the items damaged, including the Warrior. But the most important thing to remember about the break-in isn’t the extent of the damage, but the amazing way such a drastic incident can end with a positive effect. Joann Owens, David’s mother, stated in a letter to Dr. Hull heartfelt gratitude which typified the community spirit, “A very special thank you to the students who worked so diligently that horrible Sunday. God Bless you all, you have the true spirit that the school and the community have always shown through every crisis.” Jan Baumgartner, home economics teacher, further expressed the positive effect of the tragedy, “I’ve had a renewal of faith in our student body — they all seemed to have taken a new look at their home school, its role and traditions. Pretty special!”

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fa £1 iCI NEW BOARD MEMBERS — New board of directors for the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce were elected at a Sunday luncheon of the chamber. Filling vacant positions for the chamber from the left are: Scott Blaize, The Burger Dairy Store; Bob Troutman. Pickwick Insurance Agency; and Kip Schumm, The Papers Incorporated. (Photo by Gail Widmoyer)

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