The Student News Site of Santa Maria High School

The Breeze

Happening Now
  • December 8If you are interested in track and field, join us at a meeting on Tues 12/12 in the Wilson gym @ lunch time
  • December 8AG Fact Friday: Some reindeer have red vessels in their noses, which turns their nose red like Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer!
  • December 8Saints band will be holding their first concert of the year today @6:30pm at Ethel Pope! Tickets are $5 each
  • December 8Go buy food and other cool things at the Winter fair today!
  • December 5Come to the last FBLA meeting of the year Dec. 7 @ lunch in Room 230
  • December 5The December theme at the Wellness Center is "Coping Skills." Join us during lunch for the workshop on Wednesday 12/6
  • December 4Congrats to Saints boys varsity basketball team for their win over PV on Saturday 80-50
  • December 4Interested in swimming? Join girls and boys swimming during lunch on 12/6 in room 134. No experience necessary!
  • December 4Las Comadres y Compadres Club will be hosting a sock drive in the following drop off locations: room 230, room 232, admin front office, and admin east wing
  • December 4Attention Migrant Education Program students: Want to learn how to communicate with confidence? Join us during lunch12/5 room 202

The Breeze

The Breeze

Approaching the school year with appreciation and some requests

We polled our student body and asked them what they think of the new building and what they’d like to see added to the campus. Here are their answers.
57.7% of responses are sophomores.
3.8% of responses are juniors.
38.5% of responses are seniors
Nico Parker
57.7% of responses are sophomores. 3.8% of responses are juniors. 38.5% of responses are seniors

I created a survey about our campus, and I asked 5 questions. One of which was what grade the students were in. Most responses came from Sophomores, 57.7% of the survey. 10 seniors, 1 Junior, and 15 sophomores responded to the survey. 26 students answered the first 4 questions and 24 answered the last question.

What is something you appreciate about the new building?

  •  2 out of 26 students appreciate the clean and nearby bathrooms and hallways.
  • 3 out of 26 students like the new classrooms and the updated feel of the building.
  • 4 out of 26 students are grateful for the working AC.
  • 3 out of 26 students appreciate the window views during class.
  • 5 out of 26 students are grateful for the space and layout of the building.
  • 1 out of 26 students stated they appreciate that the fire alarm doesn’t hurt their ears and rooms can get darker.

What is something you dislike about the new building?

  • 17 out of 26 students reported the stairs are problematic, dirty and crowded.
  • 1 out of 26 students reported it gets packed easily near the new building.
  • 1 out of 26 students reported the seats are uncomfortable.
  • 1 out of 26 students reported drug use in the bathrooms.
  • 3 out of 26 students claimed nothing was disliked about the new building.
  • 1 out of 26 students reported they disliked the teachers.

Does our campus need something fixed?

Story continues below advertisement
  • 4 out of 26 students claim the bathrooms need to be fixed.
  • 3 out of 26 students claim nothing needs to be fixed.
  • 1 out of 26 students claim they need AC in the math buildings.
  • 1 out of 26 students claim the field needs to be fixed.
  • 2 out of 26 students claim we need something fixed.
  • 1 out of 26 students claim we need to have students walk in a certain direction to get to class to cause less traffic.

Recommendations for our campus:  

  • 5 out of 24 students have no recommendations.
  • 1 out of 24 students recommend a playground.
  • 2 out of 24 students recommended painting the old buildings and updating the gyms.
  • 1 out of 24 students recommend we fund the teachers more and teach them how to teach.
  • 6 out of 24 students recommend we add more tables for lunch or longer break times.
  • 1 out of 24 students recommended we “add arrows on the floor since people don’t know how to walk right”.
  • 1 out of 24 students recommended we have a field trip per grade.
  • 2 out of 24 students recommended cleaning the bathrooms.

Leave a Comment
Donate to The Breeze
$0
$500
Contributed
Our Goal

Your donation will support the student journalists of Santa Maria High School. Your contribution will allow us to purchase equipment and cover our annual website hosting costs.

More to Discover
About the Contributor
Nico Parker, Editor
My name is Nico Parker. I write poetry and song lyrics. I am currently teaching myself to play guitar. I am class of 2025. I have been an AVID student since 7th grade. I've been writing poetry since 9th grade and song lyrics since 5th grade.  I would describe myself as creative, determined, empathetic, understanding, and a leader. I value my writing because creativity is easy to demonstrate in writing. I plan to use my writing to become an author and/or a musician in the future. Top colleges I would like to attend after high school include New York University and Northridge.
Donate to The Breeze
$0
$500
Contributed
Our Goal

Comments (0)

All The Breeze Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *