Shortly after 7 a.m. on the first day of school in 2020, John walks onto the grounds of Bear Creek High. He is stopped by armed police officers and metal detectors before he is allowed to enter class. The sound of the alarm blares as he is caught with a set of keys that could be considered dangerous. Then John wakes up and looks at the clock. It was all just a dream. It is December and New Year's Day is just around the corner. While many fear the coming of the millennium, others may wonder what the future has in store for Bear Creek High School. Will there be a theater and a swimming pool? Will computers still be in demand? The answer may depend on the amount of money that can be spent on the construction of new facilities. "The future construction of buildings is dependent on the passing of a bond," Construction Project Manager of Facility Planning Bob Sivano said. Measure Q, which would have provided Lodi Unified School District with the money to build another high school in this area, would have eased the problem of overcrowding in schools. The money needed to take care of this problem was not provided, and if there is not enough money to build more classrooms or even a new school, there most likely will not be money spent for construction proposes in already built schools. It is also likely that twenty years from now, overcrowding will still be an issue and there will not be funds to build new facilities. "We will continue in a housing crunch of students or ship them off on a bus," Sivano said. Plans for a future high school have been started and are based on an Eastern concept of how schools are constructed. The new school will have two stories to save room for a theater and a student-operated restaurant. Students will be trained to be professional cooks after working at the restaurant, and it will be open for lunch during school hours. "We are hoping to have a fully functional restaurant, but for now it is only on paper," history teacher Sam Tilton said. Tilton is on the fourth high school planning commission and is helping construct the plans for the structure of the multi-purpose room for the future school. The new school is scheduled to be located on the intersection of West Lane and Morada, and will consume more space than that of Bear Creek. "The campus grounds are going to be over 70 acres," Tilton said. "It is going to be pretty big." Plans for the future school include a swimming pool, theater, and a covered patio area. However, the school will not include an auto or wood shop. Not all things concerning Bear Creek's atmosphere in the future are negative. If there is extra money to spend after the necessities are taken care of, a theater will be built where the talented can perform, and maybe even a swimming pool where P.E. classes can go to exercise. With the coming of the new millennium it might be useful to consider what can be done to keep schools in the shape that they were when they were built, and how to keep the campus clean so in the future it can still be used to educate the students who want to learn.