Groundbreaking for new Joplin high school
MAY 22, 2012 - The sign in front of Joplin High School is seen on the one-year anniversary that destroyed the building, several other district schools and killed 161 people.
Photographer: Ron Busse KSHB-TV
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Posted: 05/22/2012
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By: 41 Action News Staff
JOPLIN, Mo. - While Joplin High School remains a pile of rubble – Tuesday signified a new beginning.
People turned dirt and broke ground at the site of the new Joplin High School and Technology Center.
Last year's tornado destroyed ten of the city's public schools.
High school seniors spent their final year in a converted big box store at the city's shopping mall.
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