While the students and teachers enjoy the "lazy days of summer," there is still a lot of work happening at the school -- and you might be surprised as to who is doing some of that work!
In the summer, on any given day, the hallways are filled, not with students going to and from class to class but with desks...and shelves -- sometimes, lots of shelves. Each classroom is emptied and scrubbed from top to bottom. Windows are washed. Ledges are wiped, and floors are waxed and polished 'til they shine. This "behind-the-scene" work is something many of us don't think to consider because it's completed when we're not at school, but it IS greatly appreciated. Imagine our school if the trashcans and recycling bins weren't emptied each night -- if our floors weren't swept and cleaned -- if our restrooms were untouched. This is important work, and it is necessary and greatly appreciated.
Who does all of this? Throughout the year, it is our staff of hard-working custodians, but this year, they ARE getting a hand from two of our very own: Michael Birckbichler and Gordon Yoder, both incoming juniors studying Electrical Occupations.These "young guns" are learning the ropes from the best of the best; we all must admit that the school does look amazing each year when we return in August, and these two will appreciate it in a way many of us may not understand. When students take an active part in a project, they feel a sense of ownership; Mike and Gordon will now feel an enormous sense of pride, maybe more than most, when they walk through those doors to begin school in August.
What have they learned from their experience this summer? Mike states, "It taught me how to manage time. I need to be punctual for work, and while I'm here, I need to make sure I work hard to get done what I need to get done."
After working with our custodial staff to return our school to that August shine, these two could certainly ask one favor: respect our school. If you drop something on the floor, pick it up. If you have trash, throw it away where it belongs. If you have something to eat or drink, make sure to be very careful with it. If you see someone else forgetting to respect our school, kindly say, "Hey -- don't do that." It's important that we all do our best to make sure we all take good care of our school. That's what they'll do -- because they understand what it takes to make sure our school is beautiful.
