"It is kind of nerve-racking to fix someone's pictures that they may have a lot of feelings about," senior Rodnique Steele, 18, said.
"Especially when you don't know them," Kelsea Arnold, 17, added.
For Haines, a second-grade teacher at Sandy Plains Elementary whose basement held photos belonging to her mother and grandmother, the possibility of having the images repaired means being able to preserve them for posterity, she said.
"I still know the story that goes with those photos, and they are stories you can't ever take away from me," Haines said. "I have it in my heart, and I have it in my head. But this would be more to show my children, and maybe my grandchildren someday, the picture that goes with the story."
Those interested in taking advantage of the Patapsco students' services can e-mail kcalkins@bcps.org or mail pictures to Calkins at the school, 8100 Wise Ave., Baltimore 21222. Information on the restoration service is also posted on the school Web site, patapscohs.bcps.org.
