Nathan Ortiz – Mr Lemmon, Emerson high school, Indiana Emerson high school in Gary, Indiana, was the first ‘work-study-play’ school founded in 1908 by William A Wirt. In 1981 Emerson high closed due to a dwindling population, but it reopened in the mid-80s and transformed into a visual and performing arts school. The school was finally closed for good in 2008. This seems to be the office of the band teacher, Mr Daniel Lemmon. On the wall you can kinda see the decaying group photos of band classes headlined by a talent search banner asking students to ‘Live the dream’