On Monday, January 30, at approximately 5:45 p.m., a sink in the CHS boys restroom near Entrance “A” was ripped off the wall. Whether this was an act of vandalism or an accident is unknown at this point.

On the evening of the incident, one of CHS’s evening housekeepers heard a loud noise coming from the restroom. When she arrived at the location, the sink was on the floor, and no one was in the area. There were no community or sporting events at the high school that night.

According to Dr. Tim Schaid, CHS principal, and Mr. Dan Kopf, the head of the district’s maintenance department, a whole new sink must be installed. It is more cost-effective to replace the sink than repair the old one, so the district is going through with the process. With labor factored into the cost, it will be about $3,000 to replace the sink.

As a means of comparison, the budget reduction recommendations include the elimination of the golf team, which would save the district $6,154. The price of replacing the sink is approximately half of that amount.

“Some person probably went into the restroom and sat on the sink, and the sink shifted. The supports were weakened, and the person left without telling anyone that it shifted. The supports gave out, and the sink fell off the wall,” predicted junior Mitchell Kopf on the incident.

Currently, the restroom remains open with only one of two sinks. The spot where the sink was is now covered by particle board. The replacement sink will arrive in about six weeks.

Dr. Schaid said, “It is just sad when things of this nature and of this magnitude happen, and no one comes forward. If it was an accident as a result of horseplay, etc., then the person or persons responsible should come forward and tell us what happened and be willing to make restitution. In same way, if the incident was an act of vandalism, then we know that things of this nature don’t happen in isolation. Someone knows who is responsible and should come forward with that information so that we can retrieve restitution from that person or those persons.”

A $50 reward is being offered by the school district to anyone who has information that leads to the person responsible.

“The district’s taxpayers should not have to foot the bill for the costs associated with making the necessary repairs. The responsible party or parties should, and we urge that person or those persons to examine their conscience and do the right thing,” said Dr. Schaid.