Original sentence: As the sophomores moved on, more teachers were found and hired to teach the growing student body.Evergreen Valley High School opened in 2002 on the "Small School" concept, with an emphasis on technology and the idea that every student would have a laptop to take home for doing homework.However, due to change in district leadership and issues with funding and philosophy, in February 2004<ref name="wasc">, the small school system was done away with, and the high school adopted a traditional format, which it has kept until the present
Edited sentence: <ref name="wasc"> As the sophomores moved on, more teachers were found and hired to teach the growing student body.Classes such as Band and Yearbook, however, took place only on one campus, and required students enrolled in those classes to attend, even if their small school was based at the other campus.Equipment was also scarce since classes took place in portables.Evergreen Valley High School opened in 2002 on the "Small School" concept, with an emphasis on technology and the idea that every student would have a personal laptop to take home and do homework on.Evergreen Valley's school colors are primarily teal and black.For example, the band class lacked percussion and the larger instruments usually owned by school bands, so they improvised on desks, storage bins, and trash cans until the new campus was ready.However, despite efforts by some administrators, the school was still horribly disorganized and, despite touting an opportunity to break new ground and set new traditions as a reason for attending the brand new school, was remarkably traditionalist and reluctant to help student organizations and the students themselves.In February 2004<ref name="wasc">, the small school system was done away with, and the high school adopted a traditional format, which it has kept until the present.Needless to say, $100 for a laptop worth at least $1,200 was a good deal, resulting in many "lost" or "stolen" laptops.The concept of small schools failed after the first year, when reality set in.The laptops were insured such that if they were lost, students had to pay $100 for a new one.The school existed in this state for a year and a half, torn between trying to be new and different while also trying to be like larger, more traditional, different high schools in the district.The school's mascot is the cougar, whose name is Freddie Cougar