Senior lawn may disappear!
By Dwayne Codding
Due to Prop O, our school has received a considerable amount of funding to help renovate the campus's learning environment. This means that a two-story building, shaped like an L and complete with an elevator for the handicapped, is soon to be constructed over the senior lawn. This building is meant to replace several temporary which currently are in use , so indeed there will be benefits in this new construction.
Bu,t, what do our Raiders have to say about this? Is this construction really a good idea?
“Well, yes and no. That's not were I hang out but, at the same time, it's the SENIOR lawn...Well, I think its better than being in the trailers.” responded Kiana Aguan, a senior raider.
“I'm kinda on the yes and no because it's the senior lawn and why would the school take that away, right? Then again classrooms are important too” decided Sandra Madrigal, another senior raider.
Plans suggest this new building is meant to still attract Raiders, even though the lawn won't quite be the same anymore. Mr. Carpizo, Assistant Principal, spoke of the new building, saying “I hope that it will be the gathering spot for all the kids to hang out.”
HEY, RAIDERS! What do you think about this new building? Should it be built? Speak up and leave a comment with what you have to say about this.
i went to southwest for 4 years and that senior lawn has been there ever since and even before that. i cant believe they're thinking of getting rid of it to build a new building! what is this building exactly? more classrooms? will they create a new senior lawn inside of this building? i dont think its a good idea because of all the memories on that lawn. even though it was a "senior" lawn, many grade levels got together on that lawn to hang out, talk and just have a good time during lunch and nutrition break.
ReplyDeletechocola: no, it shouldnt be built! because of this, everyone that hung out over there moved over to the other side of the school, which not only increased the trash in areas that didnt have trash before but as well as increased the amount of people who cut in the lunch kiosk lines. because of this,there may be some upset raiders (like me) and they have other things to do at lunch other than stand in line for hours and mondays for their lunches.
ReplyDeletespice: getting rid of the senior lawn is like wiping out memories in people's brains, it is a part of the SENIORS, even if the school is going to do this without our consent, i believe its unfair, not only will the school's space decrease in size but, it is just so hard to get around these days, its so CROWDED!!!!!!
I agree!!! its just a waste of money. they would make better use of that money by using it to re-hire all the good teachers back at SOH. ex: Mr. Mackay, KSOH is just not the same w/out him.
ReplyDeleteI graduated from Southwest High in 1999. The SEINOR LAWN was one of our highlights. This is a place where the seinor students could hang out and enjoy their last year of High School.
ReplyDeleteThe new L shaped building could be placed by the soccer fields or by the gym, there are many places to put it. I think that taking away the seinor lawn would be a slap in the face to past students. If your gonna take the seinor lawn away then you should take the school alma mater away as well. This is just what i think