Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Ridge Creek School / Hidden Lake Academy
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RobertBruce:
--- Quote ---one was a larger building (~2000sqft) which was originally a dorm, then converted to an indoor pool, then back to a regular building again because the pool was too high maintenance. that building was called the SAC (Student Activity Center) and had a tv, some game tables, some arcade machines, and a jukebox. there was a shack next to it (~300-500 sqft) closer to the tennis court which housed landscaping equipment, tennis equipment, fishing equipment, and the sheets laundry. the pavilion at the lake there was never really used for restrictions, it was used as a lounge area on weekends for the student body, and for events like a watermelon-eating contest. the current pool was built somewhere near the lake where the SAC was, but i'm not sure whether or not and which buildings the pool replaced.
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The building you're talking about was dorm 5 was I was locked up. The shack next to it must be what we called the green house, unless they tore that down and replaced with a shack. At the time there was nothing in there but some benches and a table, it was only used for restrictions. I'm not sure if we're talking about the same pavillion. Unless they moved it, you wouldnt want this place as a lounge area. I know there was a gazebo right on the lake across from the dorm, maybe that's it. This thing was an actual pavillion and it was on the far side of the lake from the buildings and pushed way back in the woods far from the lake. It was where we were all kept while on restrictions.
As to a non licensed person dispensing meds, this has always been the norm at HLA.
Anonymous:
oh yeah the pavillion is the same one i was talking about...on the trail around the lake. it sucked being there...it was always dark and dreary there and infested with problem creatures like mice, rats, ants, cockroaches and scorpions for some reason.
they built up the area around the gazebo. from what i saw in old pictures there was just the gazebo once....now theres like 2-6 levels of decking around the gazebo built like tall steps. that entire corner of the lake had a deck wrapped around it. that little area was probably one of the most enjoyable on campus. on a nice weekend you could just lay back on that deck, play an instrument or some cards, chill and enjoy the scenery.
RobertBruce:
Oh no, nothing like that existed in my time. I wonder what Buchi's motivation for putting it in was. More window treatment?
Anonymous:
These are questions that should be directed to the managing attonery Nina Edidin at the ORS. Her email: Nina J Edidin < njedidin@dhr.state.ga.us>
These questions should also go to the Director his email: Keith Bostick" <kdbostick@dhr.state.ga.us>
Also the infamous Program Director of Residential Child Care, Carol Winstead. Her email is: Carol Winstead <cswinste@dhr.state.ga.us>
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: "RobertBruce" ---Oh no, nothing like that existed in my time. I wonder what Buchi's motivation for putting it in was. More window treatment?
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yup. window treatment.
what peer group were you in/ what years did you attend?
belive it or not, HLA got very luxurious for a period.
they built 3 new dorms, each with the capacity for around 70 kids. you might have seen the first one, which was a few hundred feet past the academic building. the girl's dorm was pretty luxurious. HUGE common room with twin-story windows and skylights, three floors, and to be honest it beats any college dorm i have ever seen in most categories. one of your old dorms were turned into a counselor building, and the bottom floor of the old academic building which once housed kids was renovated for classrooms. of course, that whole building along with the Admin building burned down, leaving the new academic building which was also a nice facility. they also added a section to the lodge at some point. I dont know how old the gym is, you might have been there for it, was a pretty nice facility compared to the older buildings. it also used to have a rug floor, they replaced that with polished concrete. they also added a bathroom to lower left, and two new dorms at ridge creek. they also built horse stables.
they also built a small townhouse-style development with around 20 housing units where staff lived a few hundred yards down the road. a funny observation: despite being within very easy walking distance from campus, the staff who lived there would still drive their cars to school and park in the parking lot by the gym. wouldn't even carpool.
they accomplished that because for a while HLA had up to 200 students at a time + up to a hundred at ridge creek. even with an almost 1:1 staff/student ratio they were amassing huge amounts of capital. they idiotically dumped all that capital into making the school look nice and handle more students. unfortunately for them they didnt realize that first of all, the land itself cant handle that many people. every summer the water would dry up, we only got to shower once every few days for a timed amount sometimes, and only flush the toilet when we #2. the septic system would overflow even with a hundred or so students, and spill over into the lake. on some days you could smell the septic overflow all over campus, particularly in the mornings. that and the way they were running the school, the type of school it is, doesn't work with that many people. you cant have therapy, immaculate supervision and accountability with that many people no matter how many staff you hire.
alas, STILL no chapel.
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