Don’t you think a building from 1974 should be rebuilt? I think the answer to my question is a “yes”. Wakefield Memorial High School in Wakefield Massachusetts has been kicking around for about 44 years now. This building contains mold, bugs, ripped ceiling, gross old bathrooms, and an awful gross smell. For many years the school system has been putting new technology and devices into the high school but the new exciting innovative technology won’t work if the building is falling apart left and right. There can only be one solution, to build a new school!
The problem here is that the building is too old and is gross and many students feel that the wifi is slow and not every student can connect to the wifi at a time which takes time out of learning because teachers are implementing technology into the classroom. Due to the old statue of the building, it gives off a poor connection for wifi. Since the wifi is not always consistent some teachers ditch the idea of technology and technology is the new modern way that students will learn. But in today’s society, they are preaching teachers to use technology in the classrooms and for students to be using technology to expand their knowledge.
Due to the old building can lead to the sickness of the students from the mold that was spotted by students in the classrooms and bathrooms as well. If students are sick and missing school then they are missing out on their education and losing time to study and learn because they are sick. Students missing a certain of school days can lead them to failure or expulsion from the school. But if the school is making them sick then shouldn’t they be excused due to the school’s condition. My friend Julia who has cystic fibrosis which causes a production of abnormally thick mucus. This affects your breathing and you need to have clear lungs and respiratory system. With this condition which can lead to respiratory infection, Julia had to go to another school due to the gross school air. If this doesn’t scream problem then I don’t know what does.
Many students over the years have also seen my bugs like ants and roaches in bathrooms, classrooms and in the hallways. This is not good if there are bugs in the building because that means that the building is not clean and there’s food on the ground that is attracting the bugs to it. Bugs also get in due to the poor windows that the high school has and doors. Many students have sat in classrooms with broken windows and windows with cracks in them.
The easily feasible way to deal with this is to build a new school. The need for a new school especially a high school in Wakefield is a must. Recently the middle school was built over and it is beautiful, hopefully, the high school can get the same respect and drive for a new school as the middle school. A new school will attract all Wakefield residents to attend the high school instead of attending prep school which is happening a lot in Wakefield. More students attending the high school will bring in more income to the town and people will want to live in Wakefield because of the strong education programs. If the Wakefield community come together and all come on board then it will be easy to start the movement towards a new high school.
Benefits of a new school will bring money towards the town due to families wanting to move into Wakefield because of the nice schools and the education that their children will receive. Better schools will lead to a better learning environment like wifi that actually works for the students. More money towards the school system can also pay teachers more than they are being paid and we could even higher more teachers which will create more jobs in Wakefield.
Another benefit for the high school is that students will not sick from the mold and bugs that are currently in the building which means a higher attendance and more students will want to go to the high school instead of paying for private schooling. This could mean higher test scores because students will be missing less class time and learning more information. Healthy students can lead to a happier learning environment and better test scores and students completing their homework on time could go up as well. A healthier school will lead to happy students and happy faculty and a principle which will make the community happy and healthy.
A better school building can lead to better technology inside of the building which will expand the learning and knowledge of the students. A lot of teachers are using technology in the classroom but if there is poor internet then the teacher will be limited to what he/she can use. Technology is a big factor in expanding students knowledge and having them research things they don’t know and also to learn more about the subject they are learning about.
Overall, a new high school will make the community happier and improve the education that Wakefield High School students will receive and make the school more desirable to attend rather than attending private schools. The new and improved high school will attract more families and save the town money, due to not always putting money in to fix the school constant then have it break again!
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