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INTERIOR Inside Olathe East High School
Outdated Ceilings and Flooring in Olathe East The flooring in the halls of Olathe East is extremely outdated. The majority of it is grey dotted tile with occasional orange and blue stripes. These stripes of bright color on the tile are fun because they show school spirit. However, the layout and placement of these stripes is very random, and not aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Most of the time the colored stripes don’t even match up with the seams of the tile, for someone with even minor ocd this is frustrating. An interesting observation about this unique flooring is that it does not go beyond the hallways of Olathe East. Many of the classrooms are carpeted and some of them
have a different tile. Even the carpeting and other tiles are not alike throughout the classrooms. There is a lack of cohesion and this is something that should definitely be looked into whenever a talk of renovations is occuring. Despite the fact that the flooring in the hallways is not the most pretty thing to look at, it also brings several safety concerns. When this multi-colored tile is spilled on, especially something clear like water, it is very difficult to see where the spill is, and in turn it is a major safety hazard. The texture of the flooring is very slippery. Along with the poor choice in flooring is the choice in ceiling tiles. The ceilings in Olathe East are rectangular
off-white colored tiles accompanied again, with odd spots. The ceiling tiles are old and often dirty. The combination of these two choices can definitely be perceived as ugly. It is possible that random spots on tile was popular when the school was built, now however, it is very outdated. Olathe East would feel very new and modern with simple updates to things like the floors and ceilings. It would be exciting for the students and staff to see some changes be made.
The ceilings throughout the school are unappealing to the eye. The white color mixed with the fluorescent lighting makes the ceilings appear dirty. With students looking at the dirty ceiling it makes them feel gross and sick. The air vents placed throughout the school need to be cleaned or replaced making students and teachers feel less dusty and gross. The air vents are black filled with dirt and bacteria making students and faculty sick making them behind in school. Ceilings may be hard to look at especially the ones in the school. In the school the ceilings are out of place and broken. The idea of having them removable is an unsuccessful idea. However it is successful when dealing with problems hidden by the ceilings. Throughout the year the students like to jump and hit the ceiling to impress their friends messing up the tiles. The tiles take awhile for administration to fix making it unappealing to the
eye and giving the school a cheap look. In the updated classrooms the ceilings look great and clean making you feel happy being in a clean area. The school is clean for the most part every year the rooms get cleaned with the carpets but the ceilings never get cleaned. All the germs gathering in the air vents and tiles in the ceiling can make the students get sick unpleasing them. The ceilings need to be worked on to make the school feel happy and healthy. The ceilings should be replaced since they have been in the school for many decades. Replacing them would make the germaphobes feel clean and be able to focus during their class time and during their time in the school. Other than the ceilings the school is put together and well cared for making it a great experience for the students.
Olathe East
The Nest is Olathe Easts school store. It is located on the side of the commons and is open before schoola dn during Hawk Hour. The location of the srore is very good because people can see into it intreging them to go buy something. It also is easy to access and is easy for visitors who want to buy something as well.
The Nest
Also The Hawks Nest is always coming out with new apparel. For example they made a new shirt for the homecoming football game because it was white out, so they made a new white shirt. They also price their items really well because they know that not all of the students make their own money.
they also have a machine called the Spirit Box. Its like a vending machine for clothes. It has shirts, sweatshirts, headbands and even sweatpants. The Spirit Box is a very clever idea because its an easy way to make money. Its also located right next to the Hawks Nest, so many people see it during the day.
Charging Ports at Olathe East
The charging ports are really helpful and convienent for students at Olathe East high school to use. The location of the charginf ports is easiy accesible for all students to use. They are on the bottem floor, so kids with handicapped can still get there also. It is in the 100 hallway, and are there for the students use, right next to the future educators classroom, They are always avalible for the students that need to charge their phone, the only thing is that the student has to bring their own charger. It will also be a big pro for when our students get the laptops. They have ports for specificly computers, or phones, The location is very convient for kids to be able to do schoolwork or eat lunch while keeping an eye on their phone while in the area so that no one would take the kids items. There are multiple outlits for multiple purposes and many kids to be able to use,
Get Your East Merch Blue Hawks-$10.00 White Hawks-$10.00
FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF STUDENTS SEPTEMBER 2018