The oldest operating high school in Colorado Springs will be renovated next year. But before the work begins, the school district is looking for community input.
Organizers I spoke with say they want to “Open the door” so to speak… with the community. They say having public input is crucial to making sure the project is what the community wants.
Meet Connor Strange, Palmer High School’s student body President. He’s taking an active role in the renovation. He tells me it’s important that his fellow student’s voices be heard. One big problem he noticed and wants fixed – hot classrooms. He says some don’t have air conditioning.
“The beginning of the school year or the end of the school year it usually gets pretty hot. It makes class kind of miserable sometimes but you know the teachers definitely do their best to make make the best of kind of a crappy situation.”
Monday’s meeting starts at five pm and should last until about seven. It’s at the library inside Palmer High School. That’s on Nevada ave. and Platte ave. downtown. If you can’t make the meeting Monday, you can give your thoughts on the D11 website.