Letter to the editor: ‘Vote yes’ for all Cape students
Please note: This letter reflects opinions regarding the November 2022 school referendum to construct a new, combined elementary and middle school. It does not represent the current 2024 Cape Elizabeth school proposal.
BY ALEXANDRA GRYMEK
My name is Alex Grymek and I am a fourth grader at Pond Cove. In my opinion we need new schools. Here are some reasons. First, when you go to the nurse, sometimes you are in Nurse Taylor’s office, but most of the time you are in the “nurse nook” which is right in the lobby where everyone can see you.
Second, in some places in the school, when it rains there are buckets in the hallway catching drips. How would you feel if every time it rained you had buckets in your house?
Third, my lunch shift is only twenty minutes, so when I get school lunch, by the time I get to the table with my food, I’m often left with only ten minutes to eat. Since there is only one cafeteria for the middle school and elementary school, they have to fit every grade in to have lunch.
My last reason is the water situation. Last year when I was in third grade, we had to walk all the way to the lobby to fill our water bottles because there are no water fountains in the third grade wing. Also, there was a time period in the last school year where the classroom sinks were blocked off because of lead in the water.
I think you should vote yes for new schools for me, my classmates and for all future Cape Elizabeth students.
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