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April 17, 2000:
Columbine Memorial Committee Unveils
Draft Vision Statement to the Public
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The Columbine High School Memorial Committee, today unveiled the draft vision statement and siting criteria for the permanent memorial to honor the victims of the April 20, 1999 Columbine tragedy. The Memorial Committee has recently conducted a series of meetings with the victims' families, those injured, and the Columbine faculty, staff and students. This forum was conducted at the request of the Memorial Committee to extend an opportunity to all in the Columbine Community to review progress and offer comment on their efforts to date. The public forum took place at the Trinity Christian Center and included an exhibit of display panels that illustrated draft project schedule, vision statement, site selection criteria, and analysis of suggested locations for the memorial. The Memorial Committee is expected to announce a final location for the memorial shortly after adoption of the vision statement and site selection criteria on April 24th. Design of the memorial will take place during the next several months by the Design Team of: Bob Smith and David Carpenter, landscape architects from DHM Design in Denver, and Paul Morris, a landscape architect, and Tad Savinar, an artist - both from Portland. The design team will be working with the victims' families, faculty, staff and students of the high school and Memorial Committee to create three design alternatives for the memorial with selection and presentation of a preferred design to the public in July. The memorial will commence construction later this fall and be completed for dedication by April of 2001. |
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The pyramid to the left consists of four tiers. The top tier Includes the victims' families. The middle tiers include the injured students, staff, faculty, and their families. The bottom includes the Memorial Committee, and the community. The decision-making process follows the pyramid to develop tentative decisions and loops back through for a final decision. The process allows for time to 'sleep on' tentative decisions and make changes before final decisions are made. The process does not exceed 30 days, the time between committee meetings. |
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The following images are form some of the 'display panels' that were exhibited |
The 'Welcome' board
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Arial View Of Clement Park
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The 'Thank You' board 
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Updete: As of spring 2002, no memorial has been built, and i've heard nothing more about building one |
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Update New info July 2005... -click here- |
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