Lukancic Middle School Gets 'Bigger and Better' Prop Room

Caption: Students now have plenty of room to store and prepare props for plays and musical productions at Lukancic Middle School thanks to the efforts of maintenance personnel.

When “Searching For David’s Heart” opens in the Lukancic Middle School auditorium next month, the stage crew will have a much easier time with props and costumes than in past productions courtesy of a newly remodeled backstage prop area.

“We’ve been talking about doing something like this for a long time,” said Lukancic social studies teacher Dave Zucker, who serves as a co-director along with Jessica Wisniewski, for plays at the Romeoville school. “But it came down to Don Worcester (Lukancic maintenance) actually deciding to get it done.”

Worcester and fellow maintenance team members Jim Burns and Dave Cichy spent Winter Break constructing an amazing second level platform in the Lukancic prop room.

“You can’t believe what a difference this makes. We have twice as much room as we used to. All of the costumes are neatly hung. We’ve got space for arts and crafts and for hats and all of our masks and everything we’ve collected over the years,” Zucker said. “Our maintenance department is unbelievable. It’s a wonderful gift.”

The maintenance department and the Drama Club split the cost of the wood, Zucker said.

“This allows us to get bigger and better,” he added. “Everything will be neatly stored. Everything will be completely safe.”

Source: Valley View School Dist. 365U