Joplin High Goes Back to School, in a Mall

Building Joplin A High School Inside A Mall
Keith Myers / Kansas City Star / MCT / LANDOV

Finishing Touches
A construction worker paints a wall at a temporary location for Joplin High, on July 18, 2011. The new, 90,000-square-foot location in converted retail space in a mall can accommodate about 900 students.

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