In the hallway of the high, it is not uncommon to hear students saying, “It’s so cold in here!” By December many expect the building to be nice and cozy, right? Wrong! Many speculate that the building temperature is set at 68 degrees (The Winspan has not heard back from the building or district’s maintenance staff). Teachers have control of only 4 degrees in their classrooms- 2 degrees up and 2 degrees down.

After  asking students and  hearing it around in the halls, the coldest places in the school are rooms without windows (ex. Ms. Hinds, Mr. Wangia, Mrs. Colloton etc.), the cafeteria, and the third floor. Some students believe they have gotten sick because of the low temperatures in the building. Numerous teachers have also reported students getting distracted because of the coldness in their classrooms.

Dressing for school is currently a difficult issue for many students and staff.  The unseasonably warm temperatures outside and the chilly temperatures in the building make picking out a comfortable outfit very tricky.

This issue has just surfaced this year, in the past there was never a problem with the temperature of the building. Of course there were days when it seemed “cold” in here, but it was never an everyday thing. So what exactly can the students do? Unfortunately, the answer seems to be nothing.

Students, teachers, the assistant principals and the principal all have no control over the temperature. Even if the custodians could change the temperature, we speculate it would not be that easy. Administration most likely makes all those decisions. Hopefully they do not wait until April to bump up the heat!

Check out the video on the side of Bill Nye describing the interesting climates changes!