Published: January 11, 2018
Over spring break, the murals that graduated students from previous years had painted along the walls of the hallway were painted over and are currently bare.
“We’re trying to clean up the school a bit,” Associate Principal Katie Greer said. “Most of the murals were old and didn’t appear to be nice, it made the school look like a hodgepodge. We want people to think that our school is nice and clean and not a mishmash of everything.”
The globe mural along the walls of the stairs leading to the gym and the “Norm the Knight” mural in the stairwell leading to the Butterfly Hallway were the first to be painted over. Currently, the murals along the wall of commons and the walls of the lower levels are being painted over. Overall, student reactions have varied.
“I really don’t like it because it’s making the building seem so plain,” junior Lucas Dykes said. “It makes it seem like there’s a lack of character within our school and that there’s no individuality among the students.”
According to Greer, the current plan for the walls is to either leave them bare or have various student groups such as the art department show off and display their work in a more temporary fashion.
“We’re looking to just clean up around the school and make it look more presentable,” Greer said. “We’re currently looking into ways we can still show off our students’ individuality without having to paint along the walls.”
While this may leave some students unhappy, some are looking at the more optimistic side of the situation.
“I think the art around the hallways is old and boring,” junior Matt Vishy said. “It’s outdated and isn’t relevant to current students. It’s time for it to go.”
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