The heat is unbearable. The sudden change of temperatures makes me want to scream. Know that superstition about how people born in the cooler months of the year like the winter? Well, I may actually start believing it whether I want to or not.
Last week, life was great. Temperatures fluctuated between lower seventies to eighties. Suddenly the pinnacle of my junior year arrives- the dreaded SATs. That day, nature curses us and raises the temperatures to a horrifying 99 degrees in my hometown. Unfortunately (knowing my luck), I was placed in the classroom I knew would not be pleasant at all. True to my words, I felt like suffocating. It didn't help that our school doesn't have air conditioning because the money is spent on our athletics (which are nowhere near satisfactory).
The past two days in school have proven to me that it is in fact possible to be in a sauna without the hordes of half-naked old men surrounding you. (At least from what I see on Everybody Loves Raymond). Imagine this, heat rises. Our school has four floors. No classroom on the third or fourth floors have air conditioning. The administrative and guidance offices are the only ones, and the administration is the group to call an early dismissal. But because they are sitting in their air-conditioned rooms, we don't get a half day, not yesterday when it reached 105 and today when it "dropped" to 99.
Do they expect work to be done? The air is unbreathable, it's thick and humid. Rooms are stifling hot, students are unable to concentrate. My AP Calculus class reached a temperature of 92 yesterday afternoon. Nothing was accomplished.
But hey, you know. Athletics are the only thing keeping our school's reputation afloat. Our soccer team that has a record of 3-9. Our football team that hasn't won a state championship since 1995. The basketball teams that have repeatedly had losing records for the past four years. The lacrosse teams that have become the butt of jokes in the area. Of course, our school money should obviously go towards them. None of it should go in our fundings to ensure the safety, well-being and possibly even the littlest bit of comfort that air conditioning could provide for every student in our high school.
Last week, life was great. Temperatures fluctuated between lower seventies to eighties. Suddenly the pinnacle of my junior year arrives- the dreaded SATs. That day, nature curses us and raises the temperatures to a horrifying 99 degrees in my hometown. Unfortunately (knowing my luck), I was placed in the classroom I knew would not be pleasant at all. True to my words, I felt like suffocating. It didn't help that our school doesn't have air conditioning because the money is spent on our athletics (which are nowhere near satisfactory).
The past two days in school have proven to me that it is in fact possible to be in a sauna without the hordes of half-naked old men surrounding you. (At least from what I see on Everybody Loves Raymond). Imagine this, heat rises. Our school has four floors. No classroom on the third or fourth floors have air conditioning. The administrative and guidance offices are the only ones, and the administration is the group to call an early dismissal. But because they are sitting in their air-conditioned rooms, we don't get a half day, not yesterday when it reached 105 and today when it "dropped" to 99.
Do they expect work to be done? The air is unbreathable, it's thick and humid. Rooms are stifling hot, students are unable to concentrate. My AP Calculus class reached a temperature of 92 yesterday afternoon. Nothing was accomplished.
But hey, you know. Athletics are the only thing keeping our school's reputation afloat. Our soccer team that has a record of 3-9. Our football team that hasn't won a state championship since 1995. The basketball teams that have repeatedly had losing records for the past four years. The lacrosse teams that have become the butt of jokes in the area. Of course, our school money should obviously go towards them. None of it should go in our fundings to ensure the safety, well-being and possibly even the littlest bit of comfort that air conditioning could provide for every student in our high school.
