Key campus watering hole revealed
Written by Chris Beaver // February 11, 2012 // Features // No comments
Senior Dillon Chamblee takes a drink of water from one of the more popular water fountains in the school.
Students are at school for eight hours a day, five times a week. The school provides a key element of survival: water.
Water is provided through the numerous water fountains located in various areas in the school. Some are good others not so much. Some fountains are so bad people just bring water to school.
“The best one [water fountain] in the school is the one near Mrs.Bruno’s room down the hall just around Alvarado’s room,’’ English teacher Danny Dixon said.
Other teachers will not drink from the fountains.
“No I do not use these fountains,” Spanish teacher Kim Dutchover said. “I see what the kids do to them.’’
When Dutchover has to use a fountain there is only one that is drinkable.
“The new one in the English hallway right by Miss Smith’s [room],” she said.
Several students also like this new fountain.
“[We like] the new one by Miss Parkinson’s or the one by metal shop,” freshmen Josh Mehan and Nick Fox said. “[They are both] cold and good.”
Senior Derek Bassham believes the one by metal shop is the best.
A water fountain that goes by unnoticed is the one in the front office.
“I like the one in between the attendance and main offices,” senior Tiffany Rodriguez said.
Just like some teachers, students don’t like to drink water from the fountains.
“I don’t like any of them,” senior Ashley Duarte said.
One fountain that many athletes will agree is the best is the one in the football locker room. Students said that it is very cold, and refreshes them after a long practice.
For history teacher Cary Scarbrough the water fountains are used only to clean her cup.
“If I ever have to wash a glass or something I use the fountain by the science rooms,” she said. “Oh yeah, Diet Coke rules!”
