Written by Adela Miller (4th grade), Keilani Calderon (5th grade), & Hunter Williams (11 years old)
Our school is under construction. Construction has been going on since June 2021. When we came back from summer break it was still under construction. Every once in a while we’d hear a hammer banging on metal or drills hitting concrete. It can be very loud, but we think it’s worth it though because it is going to be bigger than the one we had before.
Cravens was kind of a plain but still exciting school with nice people and caring teachers. It’s still like that today, but this school has really taken a huge turn over the past few years. Right now the school is under construction and they are making the school twice its size!
There is also going to be a new playground that’s going to have more playground equipment that we can play on. The new playground will be really big and all the grade levels will get to play on it. In the new playground there are going to have swings, bigger slides, and a lot more area for the big kids. The new playground is going to have a merry go round and it’s going to let people that are in wheelchairs be on it. There will be a lot of stuff to climb on for people who like to climb and there will be normal monkey bars and twisty ones.
A lot of people are really excited for the new school to be built, but people also miss the old school. We love that we’re going to get a new gym because there’s going to be a stage, bleachers, and bigger room to play! That also means that there will be more performances and more decorations for the performance. There is also going to be a new sound system that means you could hear it more clearly.
Another thing we love about the construction is the floors and walls, the floors are smooth with no tiles, and the walls are painted orange green and blue with some white. The floors aren’t completely done and neither are the walls, but they still look good and the other kids like them too. We’re excited to see what it’s going to end up looking like and there is also going to be another bathroom so you won’t have to worry about waiting.
Our graphic designer Demetrios Magoulas has mixed feelings. He doesn’t like this noise and thinks it’s weird when half of the school isn’t done, but he’s excited for the new playground and the new ways to get out of school and parking spots. This school is really great and we’re so excited to see it finished!