By: Sydney Brammer
You have probably seen construction going on around the chemistry buildings. Do you know what’s up? Some of the chemistry buildings are being redesigned which means those classes have moved into portables to Vista campus! Here are some things a student and some teachers have to say about this.
Mia Maciel ’22 says, “It is more inconvenient for me when the chemistry buildings moved to Vista. I now have to cross the bridge 4 times instead of 3.” Starting construction near the end of the school year was tough on all students that take science, “I think that the construction could have waited until summer to start.” Not only did they have to move, but it’s not the same in a portable, “we can’t do labs, and the rooms are a lot smaller than our previous classroom.”
Mrs. Duerksen, a biology teacher here at Redwood says “it has personally been fun to interact with on a daily basis with the Vista teachers.” Since Duerksen has been on main for the past 12 years, she doesn’t “get to see them often so that change up has been really nice.” Although her classroom is pretty far from main, “this temporary move will allow us to be more compassionate and informed colleagues to all Redwood teachers.” For moving to Vista near the end of the school year was tough, “everyone in the science department worked together to clean up, clean out and be ready by the move-out deadline”. Not being in s regular classroom and being a science teacher is not easy there are “no sinks or water, no gas for chemistry teachers, and limited outlet access for microscopes and scales.” Overall, there are pros and cons to being moved to Vista, but it’s all to the greater good of our school.
Mr. Woodbury, a chemistry teacher here at Redwood says “I count my blessings that I didn’t have to move to Vista! I am sad though that my co-workers are at Vista because I miss seeing them everyday. Now I have to spend 8 minutes walking both ways to steal coffee from Ms. Laufer.” With all the construction going on around Woodbury’s class he says it’s still “worth it and I can see new things being done each day, so that’s pretty neat!” Luckily, the construction doesn’t get in the way of his teaching. However, “the water is shut off so my students and I can’t wash our hands, luckily we don’t have any labs coming up that uses water.”
Hopefully this temporary move doesn’t last long, but the science buildings will be fresh and welcoming for next year!
Sydney Brammer
Sydney Brammer, '22 is currently in her fourth year writing for the Redwood Gigantea. She has a strong passion for featuring the humans of Redwood, and enjoys putting the spotlight on the underdog. She has written for the Visalia Times Delta and Sungazette Sports. You can reach her by email at sydneybr17@gmail.com.
