Tekoa High library adds study hall

When school resumes later this month, the students at Tekoa High School will have a new option available to them.

Librarian Ted Blaszak told the Gazette he plans to have the library at the school open Monday through Friday from 6:45 to 8:10 a.m. so that students can use it before school begins.

“The library is really underused,” said Blaszak. “It's basically used as a supply closet.”

Blaszak hopes to turn it into a before-school study hall, noting that a vast majority of students are booked with activities and responsibilities after school. He noted many arrive at the school building well befo...