Currently, FHN’s school campus is continuing to be renovated to keep up with modern designs and make the grounds look pleasing. Efforts have been placed on fixing the rock like area near the bottom entrance and outside the band room.

“I think it would look a lot better than just having the rock there, and the rock over the years has really just been a “hodge-podge” of accumulation of stuff,” Activities Director Mike Janes said. “I think it’s going to be an improvement, especially aesthetically, looking at the campus.”

While many are looking forward to the newly improved space, others who have used the lot while it contained the rock are upset over the change. This will drastically affect the members of the school’s band. Members of the band are required to unload their instruments from a truck and bring them into the band room. With the lot in the state it was, it was easy for a truck to roll into the rocky area and park near the destination. However, band members will have to carry their equipment much farther.

“It requires more work than it needs,” senior Dan House said. “I wish they didn’t change it. When it’s three in the morning you don’t want to lug percussion instruments 30 feet.”

According to Janes, the trucks, when parked in the lot, were in violation of fire code. While Janes sees the benefit of having the trucks easily unload near the rooms, it’s not doable when it violates that code.

On the other hand, many students are happy about the change. Janes has stated that in recent years, the school has really increased in its appearance and quality through projects like the tennis courts, the turf field and the baseball fields. He is excited about the renovation and so are many of the students. While Janes does not see any new renovations in the future after this one, he plans to preserve the school’s existing projects to keep them up to date.

“I feel like it’s a good thing they are making progress and making improvements to the school to make it look nicer and be nicer,” senior Matt Borrelli said.