A closer look at recent renovations School construction concludes with utter success

By Grace Rossman MANAGING EDITOR

water features, bathrooms were updated with pristine cleanliness, ceilings were embellished with brand new dimmable lighting and the windows in the staircase were replaced with top-ofthe-line glass to keep the temperature warm.

one thing must always stay stationary without fail— the trash can in the middle of the room collecting the droplets from the ceiling water feature.

cleanliness of our bathrooms. After all, It is not often there are cinder blocks or large fish in the toilets.

On Sept. 6, I walked into the newly renovated school after a summer of construction that promised shiny new classrooms, sparkling new bathrooms and essentially, a brand new North. Classrooms were complete with stunning

Certain rooms, such as my journalism classroom, have their very own water feature, a sought after luxury in any school. This beautiful sight is made up of missing ceiling tiles, brown stains and exposed ceiling pipes. Upon this renovation, I have noticed my journalism teacher experimenting with new classroom setups, but

Easily one of the most anticipated updates to our building was the third floor student bathrooms. We were all eager to start the school year with them ready for use, but unfortunately, they were not finished upon our arrival. In fact, they have been “closed for cleaning” for the last four months. I often hear students chatter in the hallways expressing their gratitude for this fourmonth long dedication to the

Despite all of these fresh changes, it is nice to see some things have still remained the same. The old ceiling lights were replaced with dimmable lighting, but luckily most teachers keep them on the brightest setting, so they are reminiscent of the previously blinding fluorescent bulbs. My eyes still burn to the point of tears when I am sitting in my classroom at 8:00 in the morning. Moments like these make me wonder how students could ever fall asleep during class.

At this point, you may be asking “what did we really spend this construction money on?” Well, that would be the new windows for the massive window wall in the staircases! The new windows promised to keep the cold Michigan air out, but do not fret. It is still the good old staircase that you know and love, unquestionably freezing cold. By my count, 99.5% of North students are 100% satisfied with the construction that took place at North, and have no complaints or further requests for our building.